Men's Soccer Falls to Westfield State, 3-0

  MEN'S SOCCER FALLS TO WESTFIELD STATE, 3-0 

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WESTFIELD, MA, Sept. 8, 2006 - Elms College sophomore goalkeepers Phil Joyce (Ashland, NH) and Nick Pellegrini (Ludlow, MA) stopped a combined 10 shots, but host Westfield State College netted a pair of second half goals to pull away to a 3-0 non-conference men's soccer win in the Blazers' season-opener on Friday night at Westfield.

Westfield State, which evened its record to 2-2, netted goals in the 26^th, 56^th and 70^th minutes to secure the victory.

Elms College, which fell to the Owls for the second straight season, was outshot 20-10 in Friday night's defeat.

The Blazers return to non-conference road action on Wednesday, September 13 at Norwich University. Game time is 4:30 p.m.