ALBANY, N.Y. – NHTI Men's Soccer continued Yankee Small College Conference play Saturday afternoon, falling 7-2 to Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at ACPHS Turf Athletic Field and Track.

The loss moves the Lynx to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in YSCC play, while Albany improves to 1-2-1 overall and 1-0 in conference action.

Albany opened the scoring in the seventh minute before adding three more goals over the next 28 minutes to build a 4-0 advantage.

NHTI broke through late in the opening half when Japhari Ramadhani (Manchester, N.H.) found the back of the net in the 38th minute for his first goal of the season, sending the Lynx into halftime trailing 4-1.

The Lynx continued to battle in the second half, with Delvaughn Daley (Randolph, Mass.) scoring in the 65th minute to cut the deficit to 4-2. The goal was Daley's second of the season, moving him into the team lead.

Albany responded just over two minutes later and added two more goals over the next nine minutes to pull away and close out the 7-2 result. Ian Rathbun led the Panthers with four goals, while Max Sheehan added two.

NHTI finished with 13 shots, including eight on goal, while the Panthers recorded 29 shots and 13 on frame. The teams were even with three corner kicks apiece and 10 fouls each.

Kurt Olson made his first appearance in goal for the Lynx, playing all 90 minutes and recording six saves.

Daley led NHTI with four shots, including two on goal, while Ramadhani finished with two shots and put both on frame. Kaua Ferreira (Pinkerton, N.H.) also placed both of his attempts on goal, and Owen McClintock (Woodsville, N.H.) recorded three shots.


UP NEXT
NHTI remains on the road for its next contest, traveling to Vermont State University Randolph Wednesday, Sept. 30, for a 2:30 p.m. YSCC matchup. Following VTSU Randolph, the Lynx will return to Concord for their regular-season home opener against Word of Life on Oct. 3 before facing Paul Smith's on Oct. 4 in Concord. Each of those matches are part of NHTI's Homecoming Weekend.