Freshman Ben Masse (Chicopee, Mass.) netted the eventual match-winning goal, as the Elms College men’s soccer team picked up a 2-1 victory over Mount Ida College in North Atlantic Conference action at Leary Field this afternoon.

Mount Ida jumped out to an early lead, as senior Josh Belongie (Ashaway, R.I./Chariho Regional) scored his fifth goal of the season in the 12th minute.

Elms bounced back in the 15th minute, when, freshman Sean Moylan (Chicopee, Mass.) netted his first goal of the season on a short pass from junior Nda Kaslong (Jos, Nigeria).

The teams went scoreless until the 63rd minute. It was then that Masse fired a shot past Mustangs sophomore netminder Brian Leighton (Turner, Maine./Leavitt Area) to put Elms in front 2-1. The Blazers maintained their slim margin over the contest’s final 27 minutes to win their second match in a row.

Sophomore goalkeeper Nick Pellegrini (Ludlow, Mass.) turned aside 6 shots in the win for the hosts. Leighton finished with nine saves for Mount Ida.

Mount Ida (6-4-1, 2-1-1 NAC) returns to action this weekend, when it hosts Husson College and the Maine Maritime Academy for NAC matches on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The contests are each slated to get underway at 3:00 p.m.