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Record day for Alvaro, Springfield College men’s soccer team

Date: 11/6/2015

SPRINGFIELD – Behind goals from junior forward Luke Alvaro of Chicopee and senior A.J. Vico the Springfield College men’s soccer program finished the regular season with a 2-0 win over Coast Guard in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Oct. 30 at Brock-Affleck Field.

With his goal, Alvaro tied the single-season Division III program record for goals in a single season. In 2013, Ryan Malone ‘15 also registered 13, which tied the most a Springfield player has scored since the 1992 season.

With the win, Springfield improves to 13-3-1 (4-2-1), and closes the regular-season slate with a Division III program record .794 winning percentage. The Pride also made the NEWMAC Championship Tournament for the first time since the 2013 season.

Senior goalkeeper Billy Schmid finished the contest with two stops, while his counterpart, William Braga registered ten stops on the afternoon. Springfield held a 17-3 shot advantage over 90 minutes of play, including a 10-1 edge in the first half, while also holding an 4-0 margin in corner kicks.

After a scoreless first half, the Pride broke the tie just 2:07 into the second half following a yellow card from freshman Noah Harper, when Connor Archambault took a free kick that was redirected into the back of the net by Alvaro for his team-leading 13th goal of the season.

With 12:10 remaining in the contest, the Pride had a chance to extend its lead to a pair when Archambault let a shot rip that tipped off the hands of a diving Braga and redirected off the cross bar to keep the Pride at a one-goal advantage.

Springfield gained a 2-0 lead on the Bears with 3:38 remaining in the contest, when senior forward Vico registered his third goal of the season. Vico took a pass from freshman Xavi Arroyo on the left flank and drilled the right upper 90 from well outside the box to extend the Pride’s lead to two, and seal the victory for Springfield.

In total, Alvaro posted four points in two shut-out victories for the Pride last week. The psychology major at also picked up a goal in a 6-0 win over Fitchburg State on Oct. 29 and earned NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.