The Mustangs Men’s Soccer team hosted Johnson and Wales University on a sunny day on the campus of Mount Ida College this Wednesday. The Wildcats would take the victory, bettering their season record to 5-2-3, 4-0 in the GNAC while the Mustangs drop to 6-4-1, and 2-2 in the GNAC.

The Wildcats got it rolling midway through the first half with 24:38 remaining on a breakaway by senior Brian Souza (Providence, RI). Souza got through the defense on a through ball beating Mustangs keeper Brian Leighton (Turner, ME/Leavitt Area) on the bottom right corner making it 1-0.

The visitors would add a second goal with 13:51 left in the first on a rebounded head ball off the cross bar. Junior Nick O’Rourke (Medway, MA) put his team up 2-0 with a well placed ball in the top left hand corner of the net.

Mount Ida would come right back on a score of their own with 6:13 left in the first stanza on a well placed ball from the left side by sophomore Chris Meuer (Warminster, PA/William Tennent) to junior Matt Gill (Winfield, KS/Winfield/Garden City C.C.) blasting it into the bottom left corner. This would make it 2-1 going into the second half, with the Mustangs gaining the momentum.

Johnson and Wales pulled away late in the second half coming off a through ball by Sousa that sophomore Eric Flath (Warwick, RI) converted into a goal by rocketing one past Leighton for the 3-1 lead that would hold up for the victory.

Wildcats goaltender Joe Ferraro (Freehold, NJ) ended the game with 2 saves while Leighton left with six for the Mustangs.

Mount Ida will travel to Emerson College on Saturday to continue their GNAC schedule. They will start at 12:30 p.m.