Pair of Bomfim Goals Lift #6 Knights past CCRI
Haverhill, MA (10/16/2024) — Sophomore Jadiel Bomfim (Nashua, NH) scored a pair of second half goals 29 seconds apart on Tuesday night as the Northern Essex Community College men's soccer team picked up their 10th straight victory and ran their shutout streak to five consecutive games and 479 consecutive minutes of play.
The win improves the Knights record to 10-2 and sets up a Saturday afternoon (4:30pm) showdown on the turf at Whittier Tech with Bunker Hill (9-2-1) with the post-season tournaments number one seed up for grabs.
Following a scoreless first half in which the NECC outshot CCRI 10-3, Bomfim broke the ice in the 59th minute when he took a feed from Lucas Cantelli (Lowell) and delivered a strike past the keep for his ninth goal of the season. Less than 30 seconds later, he drilled a shot from 16 yards out that was saved by the goalkeeper, but the rebound landed on Bomfim's right foot and he drilled the ball into the upper right corner.
Will Paganini (Derry, NH) picked up his fifth straight shutout in net and his national leading eighth of the season making four saves and lowering his goals against average on the season to 0.58 which ranks sixth nationally.
Following Saturday's game against Bunker Hill, the Knights will close out the regular season on Tuesday October 22nd when they travel to Springfield Tech.
Northern Essex Community College, the first Federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution in New England, is an education leader for the Merrimack Valley. Through a supportive learning environment and cultural inclusion, NECC embraces all identities and inspires initiative and excellence through top-notch affordable certificate and associate degree programs online and at campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence. NECC offers many bachelor's degree transfer options, workforce development and community education classes, and is host to the NECC Police Academy, MassHire Merrimack Valley, and Gallaudet University's Regional Center for the deaf and hard of hearing. Visit Northern Essex online at www.necc.mass.edu.
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