NEW LONDON, N.H. – Junior goalkeeper Evan Whalen turned in a sensational 11-save performance on Wednesday afternoon to anchor the Colby-Sawyer College men's soccer team to a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent Saint Joseph's College of Maine at Kelsey Field.
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The Monks tested Colby-Sawyer early, but Whalen and the Chargers' defensive back line held firm throughout the opening 45 minutes. Whalen turned aside two shots in the first half, while the Charger back line cleared a Mattheus Silva shot off the line for a team save in the 12th minute to keep the match level at 0-0 entering the break.
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Saint Joseph's intensified its attack in the second half, peppering the Charger net with 22 shots. Whalen stood tall under relentless pressure, turning away nine shots on frame during the final 45 minutes—including five critical stops over the last 15 minutes of play.
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Colby-Sawyer generated dangerous counter-attacking chances down the stretch. In the 78th minute, junior Colin Riley-Perec rattled a shot off the woodwork, and first-year Derek Gonzalez forced Monks goalkeeper Alex Bachmann into a save in the 84th minute.
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Whalen came up with a pair of clutch saves in the 83rd and 86th minutes on strikes from Damir Brkic and Godin Ndayishimiye, preserving the clean sheet and securing a key conference point for the Chargers.
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Up Next:
The Chargers (5-9-3, 2-6-2 GNAC) hit the road on Saturday, October 24, traveling to New Haven, Conn. for another GNAC matchup against Albertus Magnus College with kickoff set for 3:00 PM.
