SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 14, 2025) – The Golden Bears hosted the Gulls for a midweek conference clash between 4-2 conference teams. The Golden Bears meant business from the get-go on Tuesday. They ran past the Gulls in the first and second halves to grab a much-needed 1-0 victory over Endicott College, thanks to Tyler Lewis' goal.

Records:

• Western New England: 6-7-1 (5-2-0)
• Endicott College: 6-5-2 (4-3-0)

How it Happened:

First Half

• Braylon Casinghino got the start in goal for WNE, while Ethan Harrison opposed Casinghino in goal for the Gulls.
• From the first whistle, WNE sent pressure at the Gulls with shot after shot and corner kick after corner kick.
• Endicott would try to swing the momentum back in their favor after the opening thirteen minutes were all WNE.
• WNE would not let up. They kept finding runs down the field and sending shots just over and/or just past the goal.
• WNE had ten shots in the first half before Endicott had a shot go over the WNE goal in the 42nd minute.
• Nigel Martin and Jake Thibodeau had shots saved by Harrison during those ten shots.
• Brady Suomala followed the Endicott shot with another WNE shot on goal. Harrison saved that one, too.
• After a WNE shot got blocked in the 45th minute, the teams went to halftime stuck at zero. However, WNE had more chances in that first half.
• The Golden Bears had more shots, 13-1, shots on goal, 3-0, corner kicks, 5-0, and fouls, 6-3. Endicott had more saves, 4-1.

Second Half:

• WNE had the same fire in the first half, in the second. They had a hunger in their eyes to get that first goal after Endicott had their lone chance of the game in the 47th minute with a Matt Misiaszek shot saved by Casinghino.
• WNE kept playing the ball forward and had a shot from Cole Casinghino glance off the left post.
• The ball was then kicked out for a WNE corner kick, where Owen Dieterle served the ball on a platter to Tyler Lewis, who, with some fancy footwork, deflected the ball into the center of the net for the lead. WNE led 1-0 in the 55th minute.
• WNE kept their foot on the pedal. Owen Dieterle had a shot saved by Harrison before Ben Riley fired a shot off the left post, as well.
• WNE followed that with five more shots, but none of them found the goal.
• As the second half wore on, WNE seemed to get faster. They kept sending guys forward and had a shot slide wide right of the goal.
• WNE would not allow another shot after that first one of the second half and would hold on to a hard-fought 1-0 win at home versus Endicott College.

Inside the Lines:

• WNE battled to a 1-0 win versus Endicott College on Tuesday.
• WNE had twelve more shots than Endicott in the first half and five more corner kicks.
• WNE got the breakthrough goal in the 55th minute. Tyler Lewis scored off an Owen Dieterle corner kick assist. WNE led 1-0.
• The score would stay stuck at 1-0 for the rest of the game.
• WNE outshot Endicott 23-2 in total. They had more shots on goal, too, 3-1.
• WNE had more corner kicks, 6-0, and both teams had eleven fouls.
• Endicott had more saves, 4-1.

Up Next on the Schedule:

• Western New England will be on the road in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM. They will take on the Leopards of the Wentworth Institute of Technology.