Box Score TROY, N.Y. - Husson University fell to the sixth-ranked Williams
College 3-0 in the NCAA Tournament this afternoon at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Williams scored three
second-half goals to claim the win and will play RPI
tomorrow. Husson ends their season 10-9-2 and earned their
first NAC tournament championship and NCAA tournament
appearance.
In the 70th minute, junior Charles Romero (Mansfield, MA)
broke-up a scoreless tie, when his shot from the top of the penalty
area found its way inside the right post. The play was setup by
senior Pierre Meloty-Kapella (Redwood City, CA), who dribbled in
from the left along the goal line and slotted a pass back to Romero
for the finish.
Junior Joe Vella (Manlius, NY) gave the Ephs a 2-0 lead on a
header in the 71st minute. Junior Gaston Kelly (Hingham, MA) sent a
corner towards to the top of the six-yard box for Vella, who
finished into to the top left corner of the net.
Ephs' junior Alex Johnson (Niskayuna, NY) slotted home a third
goal off a cross from senior Peter Houston (East Lansing, MI) in
the 78th minute. Johnson settled the ball down and buried his first
goal of the season.
Williams held play throughout much of the first half, creating a
number of scoring chances. In the 15th-minute, Romero was sent in
one-on-one with Eagles goaltender Miguel Dominguez (Rome, GA), who
was able to stick out his right leg for the save.
The Ephs best chance of the opening stanza came in the 40th
minute, when a header by Conor Smith (Yardley, PA) off a
corner-kick was cleared off the goal-line by a Husson defender.
Williams took a 13-0 shooting edge into the break, including a 7-0
advantage in shots on target.
Senior goalie Andrew Graham (Northbrook, IL) earned the win,
saving the only shot he faced, before giving way to freshman Than
Finan (Williamstown, MA) in the 85th minute. Dominguez made eight
stops for the Eagles.