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Brian Dill nets game winner as Western New England College upsets Wheaton in double overtime

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NORTON, Mass. - Sophomore Brian Dill (Portland, CT) fired home the winning shot with 1:02 remaining in double overtime as Western New England College upset No. 6 Wheaton College in a non-league men's soccer match Tuesday (Sept. 12) at Keefe Field.

Seniors Michael Zawislak (Newark, DE) and Tim Larocca (East Longmeadow, MA) had the assists as WNEC avenged a 2-0 loss to Wheaton last year at Suprenant Field. The Golden Bears also handed the Lyons their first overtime home loss covering 13 matches since 1997.

Wheaton, ranked first in New England by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), falls to 4-1, while the Golden Bears, ranked fourth in the region, improve to 3-0-1.
 
Western New England College had a couple of good scoring opportunities in the opening half, but senior goalkeeper Matt Pachniuk (Newtown, CT) came up with two huge saves off point-blank shots from senior Evan Heymann (Ipswich, MA) and junior Mike Stewart (Springfield, MA).
 
Wheaton's best chance to score came with seven minutes left in regulation chance when a header by sophomore Dan Lane (Dedham, MA) ricocheted off the crossbar.

WNEC senior goalie Chris Wilk (Derry, NH) stopped a shot by Lane in the first overtime and another by sophomore Justin Hart (Ashland, MA) with 5:30 left in the second extra session.

Zawislak set up the winning shot when he took a pass from Larocca and dumped in a short cross from the right end line. Dill came charging in toward the short side of the net and poked it past Pachniuk for his first goal of the season and third of his career.

Last year Dill also had the game winner over nationally ranked Williams.

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Players Mentioned

Chris Wilk

#1 Chris Wilk

Goalkeeper
6' 1"
Junior
Brian Dill

#16 Brian Dill

Forward
5' 9"
Sophomore
Evan Heymann

#5 Evan Heymann

Forward
5' 9"
Senior
Tim Larocca

#10 Tim Larocca

Midfield
5' 8"
Senior
Mike Stewart

#7 Mike Stewart

Midfield
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Chris Wilk

#1 Chris Wilk

6' 1"
Junior
Goalkeeper
Brian Dill

#16 Brian Dill

5' 9"
Sophomore
Forward
Evan Heymann

#5 Evan Heymann

5' 9"
Senior
Forward
Tim Larocca

#10 Tim Larocca

5' 8"
Senior
Midfield
Mike Stewart

#7 Mike Stewart

5' 7"
Junior
Midfield