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     PURPLE KNIGHT MEN END SEASON WITH 2-0 LOSS TO MERRIMACK

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October 27, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole
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COLCHESTER, Vt. – Sophomore Ryan West (Salem, N.H.) and freshman Matt Dubois (Dracut, Mass.) tallied first-half goals as Merrimack College bested Saint Michael’s College, 2-0, in Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer action on Saturday at Doc Jacobs Field. The loss completes the season for the Purple Knights (4-13-1, 1-12-0 NE-10), who dropped their final 13 contests following a 4-0-1 start.

For the Warriors, senior Doug Trainor (Simsbury, Conn.) assisted on Dubois’ game-winner, while classmate Keith Boudreau (Forestdale, Mass.) stopped seven shots to earn the shutout. Merrimack (13-4-1, 8-4-1 NE-10) will enter the NE-10 Playoffs as the fifth seed.

Junior Patrick Melvin (Belmont, Vt./Black River) stopped 10 shots, eight in the first half, for Saint Michael’s, which honored three seniors prior to the game: Pablo Noguera (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), Bobby Self (Kailua, Hawaii/Kaiser), and Mike Ulshoeffer (Easthampton, Mass./Easthampton).

Dubois opened the scoring with 11:45 remaining in the opening period, as he connected for his sixth goal of the season. The Warriors added a key insurance goal with 3:22 left in the first half, as West’s unassisted tally, his first of the season, gave the visitors a 2-0 cushion.

The Purple Knights mounted some pressure in the second half, but missed the production of their two leading scorers, Noguera and sophomore Glenn Sherman (Arlington, Vt./Arlington Memorial), who missed the game due to injury.

GAME SUMMARY
Merrimack 2 0 - 2
Saint Michael’s 0 0 - 0

First Half: MER, Dubois (Trainor), 33:15; MER, West (unassisted), 41:38.
Second Half: No Scoring.
Shots: MER 18, SMC 12.
Corner Kicks: MER 3, SMC 3.
Goalkeepers: MER, Boudreau (90:00), 7 saves; SMC, Melvin (90:00), 10 saves.

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