Box Score
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Senior forward Anthony Amell (Northfield, Vt.) scored and junior goalkeeper Christian Hallstrom (Las Vegas, Nev.) recorded a shutout as the Norwich University men's soccer team won its third straight match on Monday night at Sabine Field with a 1-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene.
Amell scored in the 14th minute on a header into the right side of the net off a perfect cross from the left from sophomore defender Christian Albrecht (Albuquerque, N.M.) for his first goal of the season. Amell's goal would stand up as the Norwich defense took care of the rest.
Norwich had a couple of great chances to extend the lead, but Eastern Nazarene junior goalkeeper Jake Johnson kept the Lions in the match with some outstanding saves. He totaled seven saves in the match.
The Cadets (5-1-1, 1-0-0 GNAC) outshot Eastern Nazarene 17-4 and had four corner kicks to none for the Lions.
Hallstrom was untested in picking up his first win of the season to improve to 1-1 on the year. He also lowered his goals against average to 0.81.
Norwich has recorded an impressive six shutouts in its seven matches so far this season. The Cadets 0.40 goals against average ranks tied for 22nd in the country out of 399 teams.
Norwich's 5-1-1 start is the best since 2008 when the Cadets started out 10-0-1 before losing in overtime to Lyndon State.
The Cadets hit the road for three straight matches starting on Saturday when it travels to Saint Joseph's (Maine) for another critical early season GNAC contest against the 2011 GNAC Tournament champion Monks. Norwich lost 2-1 last season to Saint Joseph's and the Cadets haven't beaten the Monks since Oct. 16, 2010.
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