WALTHAM, Mass. - In a meeting between regionally-ranked Northeast 10 Conference men's soccer teams, Saint Michael's College lost to Bentley University, 4-1, on Saturday. The Purple Knights were seventh in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll, while the Falcons stood fourth.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-4-1, 3-3 NE10), Bentley (7-1-1, 5-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Bennett Clark (Calais, Vt./U-32), 1 goal
• Sophomore Yihun Burnham (Middletown, Conn./Middletown), 1 assist
• Senior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 5 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Lukas Drahos, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Senior Daimon Pollard, 1 goal
• Junior Zach Spitznagle, 1 goal
• Graduate student Cam Hall, 4 saves

GAME FACTS

• Bentley held a narrow 13-11 edge in shots while taking five of the game's seven corner kicks.
• The Purple Knights played their second straight regionally-ranked opponent, with the Falcons having just defeated nationally-ranked No. 2 Southern New Hampshire University, 2-1, earlier this week.

THE ACTION

• Pollard put Bentley ahead in the fourth minute on the game's first shot, sending a blast from the edge of the box. Spitznagle doubled the lead in the 12th minute, pouncing on a rebound after Smith dove out to save an initial bid.
• Shortly after halftime, Drahos scored in the 49th minute before tallying again 3:40 later, both times heading home teammates' serves.
• With 28 seconds to go, Clark ran onto Burnham's long free kick and headed his second goal of the season past Hall.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Next Saturday at regionally-ranked Southern Connecticut State University, 4 p.m.
• The Owls were ninth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.