Manchester, N.H. (October 16) -- The men's soccer team dropped a 4-1 contest to American International on a brisk Tuesday afternoon at Melucci Field.  The loss drops the Hawks to 5-9-1 overall, 3-8 Northeast-10, while the win improves American International to 4-9-3, 4-7-1 in league play.

American International struck quickly into the match.  Sean Stevenson (Holyoke, Mass.) headed in a Leonardo Santos (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) cross at the 2:23 mark to give the Yellow Jackets an early 1-0 lead. 

The Hawks bounced back to tie the game 1-1 at the 40:34 mark, as Jeff Dell'Orfano (No. Andover, Mass.) picked up a loose rebound and scored. The match went into the half 1-1.

American International came out strong in the second half scoring three goals.  Ricky Morris (Victoria, Grenada) scored a breakaway goal at the 61:30 mark off a pass from James Davidson (Ottawa, Ontario), making the score 2-1.  Chris Charles (Brooklyn, N.Y.) netted his sixth goal of the season in the 81st minute, assisted by Sean Stevenson, and Bernard Kessie (Worcester, Mass.) added a late penalty kick goal at the 88:15 mark, sealing the 4-1 victory for American International.

The Hawks return to the pitch Saturday, October 20, traveling to Le Moyne for an 11:00 a.m. start.