FRANKLIN, Mass. – October 23, 2021 - The Dean College men's soccer team dropped a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game to Emmanuel, 2-0, on Saturday at Lippert Field.

Prior to today's game, Bryce Antoch (Cranston, R.I.) and Davonn Smith (Lowell, Mass.) were honored for their years of dedication to Dean College and the men's soccer program.

Dean goes to 3-12 overall and 2-9 in the GNAC. The Bulldogs will conclude the regular season on Tuesday at Saint Joseph's (Maine). Emmanuel improves to 8-6-2 overall and 5-5-1 in the conference. The Saints host Regis on Wednesday at 8 p.m. for a regular season finale.

The Saints put a goal across in the 7th minute when the ball found Alec Erskine (Coventry, Conn.) near the top of the box. The junior ripped a shot away from the Dean goalie and into the back of the net for his team leading 11th tally of the season.

Erskine doubled the Saints' lead in the 24th minute when he finished a feed from senior Kyle King (Gorham, Maine).

Emmanuel had an 8-5 edge in shots in the second half, but neither team broke through to make the final score 2-0.

Antoch finished with eight saves for the Bulldogs. Senior Vincent Conelli (West Hartford, Conn.) earned the win for Emmanuel with six saves.

Dean held a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks, while Emmanuel finished with an 10-8 discrepancy in shots on goal.