Box Score Recap courtesy of Trinity College
HARTFORD, CT – The Tufts men's soccer team earned three more points in the NESCAC standings today with a 2-0 win at Trinity College. Head coach Josh Shapiro's Jumbos swept all six points from two conference games in Connecticut this weekend, including yesterday's 3-1 win at Connecticut College.
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| Gus Santos scored on a penalty kick to give Tufts a lead |
The Jumbos improved to 7-1-3 overall and 5-0-2 in conference tilts, good for 17 points in the league. Only Amherst has more at 20, but the Lord Jeffs have a game in hand. With the loss, the Bantams move to 5-4-2 on the year and 1-4-2 in conference play.
Tufts sophomore goalkeeper Scott Greenwood turned aside all three shots he faced to earn the shutout victory. On the opposite end, first-year netminder Mateo Zabala got the start for Trinity and made a pair of saves in just under 27 minutes of action and senior Jason Katz stopped seven shots in a losing effort.
In the first half, both team had scoring opportunities, but neither squad was able to break through. Both Zabala and Katz made impressive saves to keep the game scoreless heading into halftime.
Less than five minutes into the second half, Tufts struck first as Trinity was whistled for a handball in the box. Senior forward Gus Santos took the penalty kick and fired a shot that found the back of the net. Ten minutes after Santos' tally, senior co-captain Maxime Hoppenot added an insurance goal. Sophomore midfielder Nathan Majumder started the play and picked up the assist as Hoppenot gave the Jumbos some breathing room.
Trinity sophomore forward Cody Savonen had a team-high two shots on goal, while sophomore midfielder Oliver Murphy had one shot on target.
Tufts held a 21-6 advantage in shots and Trinity took four corner kicks to the Jumbos nine.
The Jumbos are off during the week until hosting Williams (15 pts) next Saturday at Kraft Field. Trinity returns to action on Wednesday with a non-conference game versus in-state rival Western Connecticut State at 4:00 pm.
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