CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Curry College men's soccer earned a 3-1 victory over non-conference opponent Lesley University Monday evening.
With the win, Curry improves to 5-3-3 overall on the season while Lesley drops to 0-11 on their season.
Curry opened up the scoring in the 19th minute with a strike from junior forward Ryan Brady (Weymouth, Mass.), Richard Silva (Pompano Beach, Fla.) credited with the assist.
Curry quickly extended its lead to 2-0 as Justin Santiago (La Plata, Md.) netted the second goal just two minutes later, his first successful strike as a Colonel.
Lesley was granted an opportunity to close the deficit with a penalty kick awarded in the 24th minute. Curry's junior goalkeeper Kyle Tremblay (Methuen, Mass.) managed to save the attempt by Lesley's Daniel Monteserin holding the Colonel lead.
Curry freshman Lucas Drons (Bellingham, Mass.) rapidly nets the Colonels' third and final goal of the contest in the 25th minute, his first collegiate goal.
The Lynx found the back of the net on one occasion. In the 30th minute, a strike by junior Raj Anandarajan put Lesley on the board going into half still trailing 3-1.
The Colonels were able to hold their comfortable lead for the remainder of the contest keeping Lesley to just three shots in the second half as they tried to close the two-point deficit.
The Colonels return to the field Wednesday for another non-conference matchup away against Plymouth State. Kick-off is set for 3:30 p.m.
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