Wentworth Defeats Mass. Maritime, 2-0

BOSTON, Mass. – Senior midfielder Ben Nasman (Lenox, Mass.) and sophomore midfielder Matt Racca (Wakefield, R.I.) each tallied second-half goals while junior keeper Brian Pearsall (Sanford, Maine) made four saves as the Wentworth men's soccer team shut out Mass. Maritime, 2-0, in a non-league contest played at Sweeney Field.

A fast-paced first half would result in both teams having scoring chances, but neither able to find the back of the net.  After 45 minutes of play, Wentworth held a 9-5 shot advantage.

Just 3:01 into the second stanza, senior defender Dave Fustino (Meriden, Conn.) flicked a pass to classmate John Golden (Whitman, Mass.) along the left flank.  Golden found an open Nasman who would bury a shot to the left side and break the scoreless tie.  In the 68^th minute, Nasman had a chance to put the Leopards ahead, 2-0, but freshman netminder Brett Young (Falmouth, Mass.) got a hand on the shot at the last second and tipped it over the crossbar.

Wentworth would have another quality scoring chance in the 81^st minute of play when freshman Mike Souza (Fall River, Mass.) went in on a breakaway, but Young came out to make a brilliant save to keep the score at 1-0.  The Leopards capitalized on a Buccaneer mistake with 1:00 left in the contest when Racca would intercept a clearing attempt and score on an open net.

Pearsall made a pair of saves in each half in recording his second shutout of the season.  Young stopped nine shots for Mass. Maritime, which was outshot by a 22-9 margin.

Wentworth's second straight win improves the Leopards' record to 3-2 heading into Saturday's The Commonwealth Coast Conference tilt at Salve Regina.  Mass. Maritime (1-3) hosts Framingham State in a MASCAC contest that same day.