Hounds Battle AIC to Scoreless Tie on Friday

Hounds Battle AIC to Scoreless Tie on Friday

THE BASICS:

Score: Assumption 0, American International 0 (2OT)

- Records: Assumption (1-6-3, 1-2-3 NE-10); American International (3-3-3, 1-2-3 NE-10)

Location: Springfield, Mass. (Abdow Field)

The Lead: The Assumption College men's soccer team tied American International College 0-0 in Tuesday's Northeast-10 match-up in Springfield, Mass. Both teams battled it out for 110 minutes, but neither team was able to notch a goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Assumption had a strong chance to score in the 36th minute of the match when sophomore Connor Henry (Northborough, Mass. / Algonquin Regional) took a corner kick for the Hounds and freshman Harrison Eden (Auckland, New Zealand / Worcester Academy) headed the ball towards the goal, but AIC's goal keeper Sebastian Tamayo saved the shot.

- In the second half, junior Ethan Morrow(Huntington Beach, Calif. / Fountain Valley) was unlucky with a shot in the 69th minute of the game when his shot was saved by Tamayo.

- Senior Dana King (Windham, Maine / Windham) tallied all three of his saves in the game during the second overtime securing the 0-0 tie for the Greyhounds.

Behind the Numbers

- Today's shutout marks the third straight for King after his 0-0 shutout against Stonehill on Tuesday.

- Assumption held an advantage in shots outshooting AIC, 15-8. The Hounds also had an advantage in corner kicks, taking five compared to the Yellow Jackets two.

- This is the second straight scoreless tie for Assumption, which has been undefeated in its last three Northeast-10 Conference matchups.

UP NEXT:

- The Hounds are back in action on Tuesday Oct. 6th as Assumption hosts Molloy College in a non-conference match-up beginning at 7 p.m.

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