WALTHAM, Mass. - Senior Liam Barrett (Saugus, Mass./Malden Catholic/UMass Lowell) posted three saves and was aided by a key defensive stop by junior Tyler Santaniello (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) as the Saint Michael's College men's soccer team played Bentley University to a scoreless draw on Saturday night during Northeast-10 Conference play at the Bentley Soccer Field.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-3-2, 1-1-1 NE10), Bentley (2-3-1, 0-1-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Liam Barrett (Saugus, Mass./Malden Catholic/UMass Lowell), 3 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Nick Maldarella, 3 saves in 45 minutes
• Senior Joe Griffin, 0 saves in 45 minutes of relief, tie

GAME FACTS

• Barrett registered his second shutout in three games.
• The teams played to a scoreless tie for the first time in 36 all-time meetings.
• Bentley held edges in shots (9-7) and corner kicks (5-2).
• Tonight's game marked the seventh time in nine meeting the teams were separated by one goal or less.

THE ACTION

• In a first half that featured only five shots between the teams, sophomore Mikel Penin (Bergara, Basque Country/Ipintza Institutua/Spring Hill) had the best look for either team, drilling a 36th-minute free kick from the right sideline on a diving Maldarella.
• Bentley nearly broke through in the 68th minute, as sophomore Luke Mollenhauer headed a teammate's corner kick cross toward the right side of the net, but junior Tyler Santaniello (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) touched the ball off the goal line as Barrett dove behind him.
• Barrett covered first-year Antonio Santos' back-heel flick from out front in the 79th minute.
• With less than 10 seconds left, senior Dan Colbert (Scituate, Mass./Walpole) blasted a shot from 15 yards out just wide of the right post.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday at American International College, 7 p.m.