Men's Soccer Slips by Salem State

SALEM, Mass. – Junior Jacob Dukeshire (Nashua, N.H.) scored in the 52nd minute and senior Louis Quintero (Boston, Mass.) made six saves as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team defeated Salen State, 2-1, in non-conference action Wednesday night.

RECORDS:

WIT:     1-1-1
SSU:     2-1-0

SCORING:

• WIT:     Jacob Dukeshire (Augustin Edwin, Jr.)   51:17

SHOTS (ON GOAL):

WIT:     13 (9); SSU:      19 (10)

GOALIE SAVES:

WIT:     Louis Quintero, 6; TEAM, 4
SSU:     Matt Hauntsman, 8

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Wentworth put pressure on Salem State in the early going, putting four shots on target in a four and a half minute span, including two from sophomore Christopher Jimenez (Doral, Fla.). Salem State had a chance in the 18th minute when a Viking shot was headed towards the goal but cleared away by Leopard senior Erik Treble (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) and, two and a half minutes later, Quintero made a save off a header.
• The teams traded shots in the 28th and 29th minutes and sophomore Raphael Ribero (Medford, Mass.) put a shot on net in the 38th minute. However, the game remained scoreless at the half.
• Salem State had three corner kicks in a 30-second span early in the second half with Treble coming up with a defensive stop on the third. Wentworth had a corner kick in the 51st minute which eventually led to the only goal of the game.
• At the 51:17 mark, senior Augustin Edwin, Jr. (New Bedford, Mass.) fed a pass to Dukeshire, who headed the pass from just outside of the box to give the Black & Gold a 1-0 lead. In the 68th minute, Jimenez nearly made it 2-0 but his bid hit the crossbar and bounced out.
• Quintero made three saves in a span of 3:45, keeping his team on top. The Vikings had a pair of corner kicks late in the game but were unable to generate a scoring chance on either.

THE SERIES:

• Tonight was the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams with the series now even at 2-all. It was the third time the game was decided by one goal.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth hosts Bridgewater State Saturday afternoon.

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