Box ScoreSpringfield, Mass. - Sept. 2, 2012 - The Springfield College men's soccer team dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to cross-town rival Western New England on Saturday afternoon in the Western New England Soccer City Shootout.
The win boosts WNE's record to 1-1 on the season, while the Pride fall to 0-2 after a pair of 1-0 losses.
The Golden Bears scored the game's only goal, despite some solid goaltending by Brett Bascom. After Western New England's Jake Bartnik awarded a penalty kick, Bascom dove to his right to save the initial bid. However, the rebound squirted back to Bartnick, who poked home the goal from inside the six-yard box.
Springfield finished the game with an 11-9 edge in shots and a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Bascom ended the game with two saves.
The Pride will return to action on Wednesday evening in its home opener when it hosts Keene State at 7:00 pm.
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Steffen Siebert enters his second season at the helm of the Springfield College men's soccer program in the fall of 2013. After three seasons as an assistant coach, Siebert led the Pride to its second-straight trip to the NEWMAC Championship in his first season. Read more.