JOHNSON, Vt. – The Johnson State College men's soccer team fell to Thomas College 2-0 in a North Atlantic Conference match on Saturday afternoon at Minaert Field.
SCORING
1st Half: Thomas (4-3-1, 2-0-1 NAC) got on the board in the 24th minute when Michael Sanzari collected a ball off of Johnson (5-4-0, 1-1-0 NAC) keeper Gerrit Lane (Moretown, Vt.) and buried it home for the 1-0 lead. Jack Gallagher doubled the Terriers' lead in the 32nd minute when he headed in a Nawfal El-Antri free kick taken from midfield to take the 2-0 lead.
2nd Half: No scoring.
STATS LEADERS
Goals: Sanzari & Gallagher (Thomas) – 1
Assists: El-Antri (Thomas) – 1
Shots on Goal: Four players – 2
STATS BREAKDOWN
Shots (On Goal): Thomas – 14 (7), Johnson – 13 (4)
Corner Kicks: Thomas – 2, Johnson – 9
Fouls: Thomas – 15, Johnson – 11
GOALKEEPERS
Lane was tagged with the loss, allowing two goals on seven shots. Jonathan Dutka (4-2-1) earned the win, not facing a shot while in goal in the first half. He was replaced for the second half by John Villanueva, who stopped all four shots he faced.
NEXT UP
The Badgers will host Paul Smith's in a non-conference match on Sunday, September 24th at 1:00 p.m.