Haverhill, MA (October 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.