CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Lesley University remained perfect at 5-0-0 in New England Collegiate Conference men’s soccer play, improving to 14-1-1 overall with its 1-0 win over Southern Vermont in Saturday night's 9 p.m. start.

Ari Sinanis scored off of a deflected save at 21:13 for the game’s only goal, his team-leading 10th of the season at 21:13. The score puts moves the sophomore into second place in the league in goals behind only Southern Vermont's Nick Haggerty, whom the Lynx defenders held in check on Saturday.

Lesley's offense, meanwhile, outshot the visitors 17-0 in the first half with Southern Vermont goalkeeper Aaron Eschler making four saves.  Lesley had seven corners in the first half while Southern Vermont only tallied one, but Eschler kept the Mountaineers in the game throughout.

Twenty-one minutes into the second half, Eschler made a diving save in Sinanis’ bid for his second goal of the day to keep the Lynx to a 1-0 lead. Tim Penrod’s Mountaineers never mounted any serious momentum, only testing Lynx goalkeeper Zachary Almeida-Beers for two shots on goal in his second straight shutout.