LYNDON CENTER, Vt. — The Colby-Sawyer men's soccer team upped its overall record to 4-9-1 and its mark in the North Atlantic Conference to 2-3-1 with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Lyndon.

Alex Ortega accounted for both Charger goals in the contest as Colby-Sawyer jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead early in the game. He took advantage of a ball misplayed by a Hornet defender to the right of the Lyndon goal and deposited a shot into far side of the net at 6:46 to stake the visitors to a 1-0 lead. Kevin Flaherty was credited with an assist on the play.

Just over 20 minutes later, he extended the lead to 2-0 with the shot that deflected off the back of a defender and into the right side of the Hornet goal. Ortega's second tally was unassisted.
 
Lyndon cut the deficit in half with a little more than one minute remaining until halftime when Shane O'Donnell-Leach (Groton, Vt.) ran down a loose ball and drilled a shot into the net from 12 yards out. Kyle Waterman (Belmont, N.H.) drew an assist on the goal.

The second half was evenly played with both teams getting ample opportunity to either extend the lead or tie the contest. But Colby-Sawyer goalkeeper Will Berry and Hornet netminder Jason Gray kept opposing strikers at bay until the final horn.