Men's Soccer Suffers First Defeat of the Season

NEWTON, Mass. – After two thrilling wins to start the season, the Regis (Mass.) men's soccer team suffered its first loss, a 3-0 road defeat to Mount Ida Monday at Alumni Field.

The Pride (2-1) were held scoreless after netting seven goals in two matches to start the season. Manny Santiago (Bristol, Conn.) made four stops goal and Don Gomez (Lynn, Mass.) had two shots for the Pride, both turned away by Mustang goalkeeper Riley Ford who had three saves in the shutout win.

Juan Brenes (Santo Domingo, D.R.) scored twice more to bring his total to three goals on the season, and Riley Ford (Guilderland, N.Y.), made three saves to earn his second shutout of the season.

Freshman Michael Porcello (Abington, Mass.) got his first career collegiate goal five minutes before halftime for the Mustangs, who were outshot by Regis 12-9 but had a 7-3 edge in attempts on goal.

Brenes opened his account just seven minutes into play, dribbling through the Regis defense and curling the ball into the top left corner by the reach of senior goalkeeper Manny Santiago (Bristol, Conn.).

Porcello slammed home the ball from close in on the right side at the 40:50 mark, doubling the Mustang's score on an assist from junior Cody Seel (Petersburg, N.Y.).

It took just thirty-three seconds into the second half for Brenes to collect his brace. A long ball played from midfielder Alexis Flores (Central Falls, R.I.) found the feet of the speedy sophomore, and he raced down the left side and finished far post, and Mount Ida led 3-0.

Mount Ida (2-0) will head to Bristol, R.I. for their first out-of-state game of the year on Wednesday, a 7:00 pm nighttime affair against Roger Williams.

After being handed their first loss of the year, Regis will try to regroup Wednesday when they head to New England College. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m.

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