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Salve Regina University

Salve Regina University Seahawks
Ed Habershaw '03M
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Springfield SPR (6-8-3, 3-3-2)
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Winner Salve Regina SRU (9-7-3, 4-1-3)
Springfield SPR
(6-8-3, 3-3-2)
1
Final
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Salve Regina SRU
(9-7-3, 4-1-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Springfield SPR 1 0 1
Salve Regina SRU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Ed Habershaw '03M

Salve Regina clinches No. 2 Seed with 2-1 win

Bond, David score second-half goals for Seahawks

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Seniors Danny Bond and Ethan David scored second-half goals to lift Salve Regina University men's soccer to a 2-1 win over visiting Springfield College in the final regular season NEWMAC game for both teams at Toppa Field in Newport, Rhode Island, on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Seahawks (9-7-3, 4-1-3 NEWMAC) clinch the No. 2 Seed in the conference playoffs that start next week and Salve Regina also earns a bye to the semifinal round on Thursday. The Pride (6-8-3, 3-3-2 NEWMAC) qualify for the postseason as the No. 5 Seed.

INSIDE THE MATCH
Final: Salve Regina 2, Springfield 1
Records: Salve Regina (9-7-3, 4-1-3 NEWMAC), Springfield (6-8-3, 3-3-2 NEWMAC)
History: These programs meet for the fourth time in men's soccer and first time at Toppa Field. This is the second meeting as fellow NEWMAC members. Salve Regina won the very first meeting, 2-1 in 2007, but Springfield has won the next two including 2-1 in last year's first-ever NEWMAC meeting. Ethan David scored a goal in the 76th minute for the lone Seahawk score. 

SUMMARY
  • 23:27 | SPR | Springfield Cole Sampson PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 3 for season.
  • 53:42 | SRU | GOAL by Salve Regina Danny Bond, goal number 3 for season.
  • 70:51 | SRU | GOAL by Salve Regina Ethan David, Assist by Evan Arpin, goal number 1 for season.
NOTEWORTHY
  • Adonis Santiago made five saves for his fifth (5-2-3) victory in goal for the Seahawks.
  • Noah Pote stopped three Seahawk shots.
  • Ethan David scored his first goal of 2024 and his first since a tally in the 76th minute of last year's 2-1 loss at Springfield College on October 28.
  • Danny Bond has scored all of his points in the last eight games (three goals, one assist, seven points).
  • Salve Regina had the edge in overall shots (15-14) while Springfield had more shots on goal (6-5).
  • Each team received a pair of Yellow Cards (Nolun Pina, Tyler Ferris - SRU; Jared Kelly, Aidan Hallinan - SPR).
QUOTABLE SEAHAWKS

I'm very happy with the performance today. You know, definitely some pressure because we could have finished anywhere from the number five seed to the number two seed. The biggest thing was we were in, we were in the playoffs, but now we had to play for seeding. So, I've been working with these gentlemen a lot about winning and learning how to win. We talked about this homestand on Toppa and we crossed it off. We've been Framingham, tied Coast Guard, beat Emerson, and then we went away to Wheaton, took care of business there, took a point on the road and then we came here, we got all three and it puts us in the two seed. We've been talking about the definition of winning and just to take by force, but to earn. So, we earned this opportunity to take by force the two seed on our home field. So, we're happy about that. And most importantly, I said to these gentlemen about four or five days in the preseason, because I met them on the first day of preseason. I said, 'I'm here. I'm here to work for you as seniors, you six seniors and try and get you in the playoffs. Forget about going 0-6-2 last year. Let's just get in the playoffs. Let's flip this. So that was my focus, and it was phenomenal to see "Bazi" (Gabriel Bazinkas), one of our goalkeepers, Nolun Pina, and then Danny Bond punching in another goal. Two huge goals down the stretch -- tying goal against Coast Guard punching in the tying goal today. Ethan David picking up scraps. Massive goal. Evan Arpin continues being an anchor, maybe the best defender in the league, and all five of these guys plus our 29 other players, I'm sorry, 28 others -- 33 men -- were playing for Jordan Borges who's still in the hospital. So, huge win. These seniors led us. They led us not only flipping around last year's record, we're in the NEWMAC (postseason) and we're the two seed and we couldn't be happier. It's all about the seniors, it's about doing it for them and the experience and the journey. -- Seahawk head coach Bill Lawler

ON THE HORIZON
Salve Regina will play the winner of the #3/#6 quarterfinal (Emerson at Coast Guard on Tuesday) on Thursday, November 7, at Toppa Field with a 7 p.m. start.
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