The men's soccer team fell into a tie with Colby for the seventh and final spot in the NESCAC Tournament with yesterday's 2-0 loss to Wesleyan in Middletown, Conn.
With just three conference games remaining on the schedule, Tufts (2-6-1, 1-4-1 NESCAC) will need a strong effort down the stretch to avoid missing out on postseason play for the first time since the NESCAC Tournament's inception in 2000.
The Jumbos hung with the Cardinals for a half, taking a scoreless tie into halftime behind the strength of six first-half saves by junior goalkeeper David McKeon. But the Tufts defense could not withstand the Wesleyan barrage much longer, surrendering second-half goals to Cardinals junior midfielder Ozzie Parente and classmate Alan Ashenfelter to account for the final score.
Meanwhile, the Tufts offense, which has now registered just one goal in its last three games, was outshot 22-10 and put just three shots on goal.
The schedule does not get any easier for Tufts, which will host 7-3 Trinity in a critical conference game this weekend. Wesleyan picked up its sixth consecutive win and improved to 6-4 overall.
-by Sapna Bansil
