The Mount Ida College men’s soccer team opened its 2006 North Atlantic Conference slate with a 1-0 shutout of Lesley University this afternoon at the Mount Ida Athletic Stadium.

It was the Mustangs second straight win and fifth overall. All five Mount Ida victories have come by way of the shutout, and four of them have been by a score of 1-0.

Junior Greg Hagan (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth/Dean Coll.) scored from point blank range after he scooped up a feed from senior Josh Belongie (Ashway, R.I./Chariho Regional) in the 21st minute of play. His first goal in a Mount Ida uniform proved to be the match-winner, as neither squad found the net over the match’s final 69:18.

Sophomore goalkeeper Brian Leighton (Turner, Maine/Leavitt Area) made six saves en route to his fifth shutout of the season and seventh of his career. Lesley freshman netminder Imad Elkatrib (North Quincy, Mass.) took the loss despite stopping 11 shots.

Mount Ida (5-2-0, 1-0-0 NAC) wraps up a three match homestand versus Rivier College on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Lesley (3-2-0, 2-2-0 NAC) takes the pitch again on Wednesday, when it travels to Becker College for a NAC tilt beginning at 4:00 p.m.