
THE BASICS
Score: Coast Guard 2, Emerson 1
Records: Emerson Lions (2-6-1, 0-2 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (5-4, 1-1 NEWMAC)
Location: Boston, Mass.
Date: September 28, 2019
The Lead: Sophomore R.J. Dzieijma (Flanders, N.J.) knocked in a goal within the 88th minute to bring the Emerson men's soccer team within one, but the Lions fell to the Coast Guard Bears, 2-1, in NEWMAC play on Saturday afternoon.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Dzieijma - 1 goal
Gavin Faucette - 1 assist
Goalie: David Kemp (2-6-1) - 2 goals allowed on 7 shots & 5 saves trough 90 minutes
COAST GUARD
Robbie Fugett - 1 goal
Mike Daunt - 1 goal
Goalie: Dakota Harich (3-2) - 1 goal allowed on 11 shots & 10 saves through 90 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
52": Off a corner, the ball made its way from the feet of both Emerson and Coast Guard players, but Fugett got his foot on it and snuck the Bears' first goal right inside the left post.
73": Daunt cut into the middle and jumped up into the air as he used his right foot to extend Coast Guard's lead to 2-0 as the ball landed past Kemp's dive.
88:" Dzieijma fired in a low ball into the lower left hand side past Harich's fingertips for Emerson's first goal and cut the lead down to one at 2-1.
UP NEXT
- Emerson steps out of NEWMAC play and head to Eastern Nazarene on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.
- Coast Guard welcomes Westfield State for a non conference matchup on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.
STAY LIVE WITH THE LIONS
- Stay updated on the Emerson men's soccer team and follow the Lions on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as well as Emerson Athletics on Twitter @EmersonLions for all things Lions. Also, be sure to tune into Emerson Channel Sports to watch games live!