MSOC: Lasers fall in non-conference action against Union

Newton, Mass. ­– The Lasell University Lasers men's soccer team fell in their non-conference matchup against the Union College Dutchmen, 5-0, Sunday at Taylor Field

The Lasers fall to 0-5 with the loss while Union improves to 4-2 on the year.

The Dutchmen got on the board first in the 17^th minute when sophomore Matthew Dougherty (Needham, Mass.) took the ball away from a sliding defender and placed it in the bottom left corner. Union added a second in the first half in the 23^rd minute when sophomore Ethan Layton (Caldwell, N.J.) took a shot that was parried by freshman goalie Gabriel Bazikas (Southborough, Mass.), right to Dougherty who put it in with his left foot.

Union added a third to their tally in the 65^th minute when sophomore Luca Richo sent in a cross from just behind the left corner of the 18-yard box toward the far post. His cross found the head of junior Craig Miller (Clifton Park, N.Y.) who put it in the back of the net. After setting up his teammate four minutes early Richo added a goal of his own after taking a short pass from sophomore Robbie Michalski (East Longmeadow, Mass.), he took two dribbles to his right and ripped a shot from around 25-yards away, past a diving Bazikas and into the right-side netting. The final goal for the Dutchmen came in the last five minutes of the game when freshman Ethan Klopfer (Flemington, N.J.) sent a throw-in into the middle of the box finding the feet freshman Wyatt Goldfisher (Dover, Mass.), who with his right foot put the ball in the left corner.

The Dutchmen held the advantage in both shots, 30-8, and in corner kicks, 4-0.

The Lasers will be back in action on Wednesday, September 25 when they take on Saint Joseph Connecticut with a scheduled 4:00 p.m. kickoff.