Colby-Sawyer College Athletics

NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College men's soccer team dropped a 4-2 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) decision to Elms College on Tuesday afternoon at Kelsey Field.

Rapid Recap:

• Elms struck early in the contest, opening the scoring just 78 seconds in as Ramaul Morgan finished an unassisted chance to put the Blazers up 1-0.

• Colby-Sawyer generated consistent pressure to level the match in the 19th minute. Following consecutive shots in the box by sophomore Andres Cuellar-Vera, junior Colin Riley-Perec scored on a corner kick at 18:17 to slot home his fourth goal of the season.

• The Blazers regained the lead late in the first half when Casimir Pierre, Jr. converted a combination feed from Joseph Dominguez and Samuel Webster at 36:42. Right before the break, the Chargers nearly equalized again, but junior Coby Youngman had a shot cleared off the line before junior Kaden Lewis rattled a strike off the right woodwork.

• Elms extended its advantage in the second half, converting a penalty kick by Nicolas Velasquez in the 71st minute before Webster finished a setup from Ibrahim Ayouba at 84:42 to stretch the margin to 4-1.

• Colby-Sawyer continued to fight in the closing minutes, earning a penalty kick in the 90th minute that Lewis calmly buried at 89:01 to cap the 4-2 final.

Inside the Numbers:

• Lewis scored for the fourth time in five matches, raising his team-leading season tally to seven goals. He has now tied for third in program history for most career goals. 

• Riley-Perec notched his fourth goal of the campaign, moving his season point total to 11.

• First-year goalkeeper Trenton Mikulanis recorded four saves across the opening 45 minutes, while junior Evan Whalen entered for the second half and turned aside three shots.
  
  The Chargers finish their season 5-11-3 (2-8-2 GNAC) and will be back in action for their Spring non tranditional season before returning to contests in Fall of 2027.