Box Score Olsson and Igah score goals for
Panthers
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Bridgewater State
University scored three unanswered goals over a 20-minute span
Saturday afternoon and went on to defeat Plymouth State University,
4-2, in a non-conference men's soccer match at Panther
Field.
The three-goal outburst game the visitors a 3-1 lead with 35
minutes remaining. PSU cut the deficit to 3-2 in the
78th minute, but the Bears added an insurance marker
with less than five minutes to play. BSU improves to 3-0-0 on
the season, while PSU drops to 1-2-1.
Bridgewater State, which was the preseason favorite to win the
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, got goals from
four different players. Freshman David Wilson (Chalton,
Mass.) and junior Mike Fraser (Marshfield, Mass.) tallied goals in
the final 10 minutes of the first half, turning a 1-0 PSU lead into
a 2-1 BSU advantage, and sophomore Simao Mendes (Brockton, Mass.)
opened the second-half scoring in the 54th minute to
make it 3-1. Junior Jose Depina (Boston, Mass.) added
the insurance goal for the winners.
Freshman Anders Olsson (Sturefors, Sweden) had a
part of both Panther goals. He assisted on the first goal of
the game by freshman Moses Igah (Abuja, Nigeria)
in the 14th minute, and he scored the second Panther
goal on a penalty kick with 12 minutes left in regulation.
Shots on goal ended up tied at 7-7 in the first half and 14-apiece
for the game. PSU had a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Sophomore keeper Patrick Bowlby (Stoughton, Mass.) earned the
victory, making three saves for the Bears, while sophomore
Bjorn Ohlsson (Halmstad, Sweden) finished with six
saves for the home team.
PSU plays its third straight home game next Saturday, Sept. 18,
against rival Keene State College (1:00 p.m.) BSU puts its
unbeaten record on the line Thursday at home against Johnson &
Wales (7:00 p.m.)
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