BEVERLY, Mass. – November 15, 2014 - In the second semifinal match for the ECAC Division III New England Men's Soccer Tournament, #4 Colby-Sawyer squared off with #8 Lesley to determine the second finalist for the title game. After battling for 90 minutes Colby-Sawyer earned the 1-0 victory as they improve to 13-6-2 while the Lynx end their season at 11-7-4.
 
Colby-Sawyer will face-off with #2 Endicott tomorrow, November 16th at 1:00 p.m. for the championship game.

The Chargers have reached the ECAC title match for the first time in program history and match a program record with 13 wins. 
 
The first half was a battle as Lesley just outshot Colby-Sawyer 7-6 while Chargers goalkeeper, senior Nick Austin (Westerly, R.I.) made three key saves in the half. In the opening minutes of the half senior Jordan Santos (Middlebury, Conn.) cranked a shot to goal for the Lynx but Austin was able to jump in to make the stop.
 
Two minutes later the Chargers answered back when senior Alex Ortega (Milton, Vt.) sent a shot to goal that just soared high. After both sides continued to work their final thirds at the 28 minute mark, the Lynx almost earned a tally on the board after junior Ryan Richardson (Santa Barbara, Calif.) went for a crisp header but the ball just fell wide to the left.
 
Eight minutes later, Lelsey sent another hard shot to goal as Richardson forced another shot on goal but Austin again was able to make the stop to keep the game scoreless. In the final minutes of the half the Lynx would have one more big opportunity as senior Herbin Berreondo (Brighton, Mass.) sent his first shot of the day at goal but a stealthy Austin was able to make his third stop of the half to keep the game stuck at a 0-0 stalemate to end the half.
 
The second half was controlled by Colby-Sawyer as they outshot the Lynx 9-4 while earning three corner kicks. At the 54 minute mark the Chargers got on the board after sophomore Andrew Clothier (Matamata, New Zealand) notched his fifth goal of the season after controlling a feed from freshman Eddie Garcia (Damascus, Md.) and ripped a shot from 10 yards out that found the back of the net.
 
The Colby-Sawyer defense held on to send the Chargers into the title match.