SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Reigning LEC Rookie and Defensive Player of the Week
Filipe Dutra (Naugatuck, Conn.) tallied an unassisted goal while sophomore forward
Jordan Dacosta (Jamaica, N.Y.) added another to lead the Western Connecticut State University men's soccer team to a 2-0 win at non-conference foe Western New England University on Tuesday night at Suprenant Field.
With the victory, the Wolves remained undefeated, improving to 8-0 overall, while the Golden Bears dropped to 4-3-1.
The visitors held possession of the rock most of the way en route to outshooting the hosts, 15-8. They also notched a corner kick advantage, 8-5.
After a blast from the corner, Dacosta took a pass from senior midfielder
Eduardo Vargas (Norwalk, Conn.) and found the back of the net for his fourth goal of the campaign to put the Wolves ahead less than a minute before halftime, 1-0.
The Wolves would add an insurance goal after another corner kick opporunity when Dutra gathered a loose ball and fired a shot into the twine, unassisted. It marked his third goal of the season.
WestConn rookie goalkeeper
Zachary Benson (Milford, Conn.) racked up a pair of saves to earn the win, while WNEU netminder Roger LeLand turned aside six shots.
The Wolves will look to extend the win streak when they host non-league opponent Lehman College on Thursday at 6 p.m.
