GAME OVERVIEW: 

• Cambridge, Mass.—The Lesley men's soccer team battled to a 2-1 victory with NECC contender Dean College Wednesday evening at Franke Field. With the win, Lesley secures a spot in the NECC Conference post season tournament.  The Lynx improve to 4-7-4 overall and 3-3-1 in conference play.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• It was a pretty evenly contested first half for both squads with limited opportunities.  Dean held the advantage in shots 5-3, but both teams got off 2 shots on net.
• Despite the bulldogs having more opportunities, the Lynx were able to execute hitting the back of the net once for a 1-0 lead going into the break.
• Liam Perrine out hustled a Bulldog defender and got his own rebound for a one touch to the bottom right corner of the goal.
• The Bulldogs evened the score in the 57^th minute.  Felipe Campos chipped a ball from the left wing that tucked right under the top right corner cross bar and bounced behind the goal line for the 1-1 tie.
• Lesley broke the stalemate in the 76^th minute off a blast from Perrine, his second of the night.  Perrine got a shot off from the right wing that deflected off a Bulldog defender and ricocheted into the top right corner of the goal giving Dean backstop Devin Moore no chance.
• Lynx goaltender David Crutchfield registered 5 saves in the win for Lesley.

UP NEXT:

The Lynx host Mitchell College in their final home contest of the regular season on Saturday October 27.