Posted: Oct 08, 2024
THE BASICS
Lesley University, 2 vs Thomas College, 2
Records:
Thomas College Terriers (8-1-2, 6-0-1 NAC)
Lesley University Lynx (3-7-1, 2-2-1 NAC)
Location: Lexington, Mass. – Minuteman Field
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
THE LEAD – Lesley University scored a late goal to earn a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Thomas College on Tuesday evening in NCAA Division III and NAC men's soccer action at Minuteman Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lynx found the back of the net early as junior Nick Wadleigh (Glastonbury, Conn.) finished off a cross from Anthony DeNicola (Saunderstown, R.I.) just 4:48 into the match to give LU the 1-0 edge.
- The hosts remained on top until the 63rd minute before the Terriers registered the equalizer as Joshua Joseph did the damage to even the score at 1-1.
- Just four minutes later Thomas took the lead on an unassisted marker by Micky Woodrow to pull ahead 2-1 with 23:30 left in the action.
- Lesley remained poised and pulled even at 2-all at 74:09 as sophomore Miguel Vasconcelos (Sharon, Mass.) played a ball in from the right corner to find Marc Kenny Derac (Waltham, Mass.). Derac did the rest to knot the score at 2-2 in the final leg of the contest.
- Thomas threatened in the final minute, hitting the crossbar with less than 30 seconds to play but the Lynx thwarted the threat to escape with the point.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- TC outshot Lesley on the match, 19-6 while owning an 8-1 edge in corners.
- Senior Josiah Williams (Durham, N.C) made three stops for Lesley while Jamie Fischer finished with one save for Thomas.
- Wadleigh has scored in two straight and has five goals in his last five matches.
- Lesley remains unbeaten on its home turf, improving to 3-0-1 on the year at Minuteman.
UP NEXT
- The Lynx ship out to Bangor, Maine for a Saturday-Sunday back-to-back against Husson University with kickoff slated for 1:00 PM to open the weekend.
- The Terriers are off until Sunday, October 13 when they head to Gorham, Maine to take on the University of Southern Maine at 4:00 PM.