JOHNSON, Vt. – Johnson State won a its North Atlantic Conference men's soccer matchup at Minaert Field by doubling up Lyndon State College 4-2 behind a pair of goals from freshman Noor Bulle.

The Hornets struck first when P.J. Danforth (Concord, Vt.) took a pass from Tyler Bullard (North Hyde Park, Vt.) and beat Johnson keeper Steve Noyes at the 25:07 mark. Johnson would even the score at 1-1 when Alex Komeyan  poked a rebound of a Gai Gai shot past LSC goalkeeper Ian Oliver (Westport, Mass.).

A big play in the game came early in the second half when a foul on a JSC defender put Lyndon's Darren Roberge (Sheldon, Vt.) alone in the box for a penalty kick but Noyes dove to his left to make a huge stop for the Badgers.

The score would remain 1-1 until Bulle scored the first of his two goals on a direct kick that twisted past a diving Oliver at the 65:12 mark. Bulle's second goal would come just shortly after at the 68:53 mark when Ryan Demars drew Oliver out of the goal and unselfishly found Bulle all alone on the left side for an easy Badger score making it 3-1.

Lyndon State's Patrice Lumumba (Burlington, Vt.) recorded an unassisted goal with 73:33 to play brought the score to 3-2 but JSC would ice the game when Chad Koenig floated a crossing pass to the far post that Gai skillfully headed back across the goal to the top corner for the 4-2 margin.

Noyes made four saves to earn the win and Oliver recorded seven stops including several in one-on-one situations. Johnson outshot Lyndon 20-12 in the game.