Box Score JOHNSON, Vt. (September 26, 2010) – After gaining an early
1-0 lead, the Husson University Eagles faced three unanswered goals
by Johnson State College in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action
at Minaert Field. With the 3-1 win, the Badgers move to 2-3-3
overall and 1-0-1 in the NAC while Husson drops to 1-7 overall and
0-2 in the NAC.
The Eagles struck early in the match when Brian Loiselle
(Bangor, Maine) collected a rebounded shot and beat Johnson keeper
Sam Martin (Essex, Vt./Essex) to the lower right side in the
5th minute to make the score 1-0 Husson quickly.
There the match would remain until 3:45 left to play in the first
half when sophomore Noor Bulle (Somalia/Burlington, Vt./Burlington)
scored his first goal of the season on a feed from Lucas Fitzgerald
(Morrisville, Vt./Peoples) that bounded in front of the goal from
right to left.
Just 1:09 into the second half the Badgers would grab the lead
when Granger Gosnell (Peru, N.Y./Peru) was given some room in the
middle of the field. Gosnell took a touch, wound up, and
blasted a shot to the upper left 90 giving Johnson the 2-1
lead.
JSC would all but seal it at 80:21 when Victor Abass
(Sudan/Bothell, Wash./Cedar Park Christian) scored an unassisted
goal drilling a shot from the top of the penalty box that glanced
off the head of a Husson defender and past keeper Mason Smith
(Houma, La.).
Martin made five stops to earn the victory for Johnson State
while Smith recorded four saves on the afternoon.
Husson will host NAC opponent Maine Maritime on Saturday,
October 2.
