Johnson Men Defeat Husson 3-1

Noor Bulle (left) opened the scoring for Johnson and Victor Abass closed it out as the Badgers picked up a big NAC win over Husson 3-1 on Sunday

JOHNSON, Vt. (September 26, 2010) - After falling behind 1-0 early the Johnson State College men's soccer team rattled of three unanswered goals to win 3-1 going away in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action over visiting Husson University Sunday at Minaert Field.  The Badgers move to 2-3-3 overall and 1-0-1 in the NAC while Husson drops to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the NAC.

The Eagles struck early in the match when Brian Loiselle (Bangor, Maine) collected a rebounded shot and beat Johnson keeper Sam Martin (Essex, Vt./Essex) to the lower right side in the 5th minute to make the score 1-0 Husson quickly.  There the match would remain until 3:45 left to play in the first half when sophomore Noor Bulle (Somalia/Burlington, Vt./Burlington) scored his first goal of the season on a feed from Lucas Fitzgerald (Morrisville, Vt./Peoples) that bounded in front of the goal from right to left.

Just 1:09 into the second half the Badgers would grab the lead when Granger Gosnell (Peru, N.Y./Peru) was given some room in the middle of the field.  Gosnell took a touch, wound up, and blasted a shot to the upper left 90 giving Johnson the 2-1 lead.

JSC would all but seal it at 80:21 when Victor Abass (Sudan/Bothell, Wash./Cedar Park Christian) scored an unassisted goal drilling a shot from the top of the penalty box that glanced off the head of a Husson defender and past keeper Mason Smith (Houma, La.).

Martin made five stops to earn the victory for Johnson State while Smith recorded four saves on the afternoon.

The Badgers will step out of conference play in their next contest on Wednesday at 4:00 pm when they take on the College of St. Joseph (Vt.) in Rutland while Husson will host NAC opponent Maine Maritime on Saturday, October 2.