{"id":907219,"date":"2026-09-24T00:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907219\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:36:17","slug":"mens-soccer-cadets-cruise-past-the-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907219\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Soccer: Cadets Cruise Past the Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dean.png\" alt=\"Dean College\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Dean College<\/p>\n<p>9\/26\/2026 | 1:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Sep. 26 (Sat) \/ 1:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dean.png\" alt=\"Dean College\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Dean College&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/opponent-history\/dean-college\/68\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>NORTHFIELD, Vt. \u2013 The Norwich University men&#8217;s soccer team continued its strong run of form Wednesday afternoon, earning a 3-0 victory over Colby-Sawyer College at Sabine Field in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play.<\/p>\n<p>The Cadets controlled the tempo of the match from the opening whistle, outshooting the Chargers 16-4 and putting 11 attempts on frame. Norwich also held a 5-1 advantage in corners\u00a0while limiting Colby-Sawyer to just two shots on goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Norwich opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/alessandro-d-arena\/11929\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11929\" target=\"_blank\">Alessandro D&#8217;Arena<\/a> (Berlin, Conn.) poked one into the\u00a0back of the net\u00a0on the goal line\u00a0after\u00a0an incredible solo effort on the right wing from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/jacob-salisbury\/11950\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11950\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Salisbury<\/a> (Fayetteville, N.C.) to\u00a0give the Cadets a 1-0 advantage going into the half.<\/p>\n<p>The Cadets continued to pressure the Colby-Sawyer defense throughout the opening half, with <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/shea-perkins\/11938\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11938\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Perkins<\/a> (Carl Junction, Mo.) putting four shots on target while <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/alejandro-pena\/11944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11944\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Pena<\/a> (Annapolis, Md.) added a pair of attempts. The Chargers&#8217; goalkeeper made four saves in the opening 45 minutes to keep the deficit narrowly at one.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich&#8217;s defense remained organized throughout the contest, with goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/victor-kalorin\/11935\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11935\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Kalorin<\/a> (Raleigh, N.C.) making one save in each half while recording his second shutout of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Cadets doubled their advantage in the 64th minute when <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/miles-bergeson\/11927\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11927\" target=\"_blank\">Miles Bergeson<\/a> (Charlotte, Vt.) converted a penalty kick to make it a 2-0 Norwich lead. Bergeson also played all 90 minutes as part of a defensive unit that held Colby-Sawyer without a goal and limited opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich continued to generate opportunities following Bergeson&#8217;s goal, earning three corners\u00a0in a four-minute span while keeping the Chargers under pressure. The Cadets continued to control possession and limit Colby-Sawyer&#8217;s chances as the match entered its final 10 minutes and the Chargers chances of began to dwindle away.<\/p>\n<p>The Cadets added an insurance goal in the 85th minute when <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/daniel-hennessey\/11934\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11934\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Hennessey<\/a> (Dubai, U.A.E.) found the bottom right corner off his right foot off\u00a0a beautiful volleyed\u00a0assist out of the air from <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichathletics.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\/roster\/lucas-pereira\/11955\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11955\" target=\"_blank\">Lucas Pereira<\/a> (Attleboro, Mass.). The goal marked Pereira&#8217;s forst first collegiate assist and Hennessy&#8217;s first of the year to pair with his one assist.<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey nearly added another in the final minute, forcing a save on Norwich&#8217;s final shot of the afternoon. The Cadets ultimately finished with a 16-4 advantage in shots and held Colby-Sawyer without a goal for the full 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Norwich returns to action Saturday, Sept. 26, when the Cadets travel for their next GNAC contest against Dean College at 1 p.m..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Dean College 9\/26\/2026 | 1:00 PM &#13; Sep. 26 (Sat) \/ 1:00&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":907220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-907219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}