NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – A late rally from the University of New Haven men's soccer team fell short as the Chargers were dealt a 2-1 setback at the hands of the Merrimack Warriors on Saturday evening. New Haven is now 3-2-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the NE-10.
 
The Warriors opened the scoring 20 second into the match and tallied again late in the frame to take a 2-0 lead.
 
The match remained that way until the 81st minute when Pablo Perez (Medellin, Columbia/West Haven) delivered a free kick into the box that was headed home by Mason Rivera (Preston, Conn./Norwich Free Academy) for his second goal of the season to slice the lead to 2-1. Three minutes later, the Chargers were attacking again as Perez struck, but his shot was blocked, helping the Warriors to hold on.
 
Stefano Lorusso (Auckland, New Zealand/Sacred Heart College) made 11 saves for the Blue and Gold in the contest.
 
New Haven is back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when it travels to Southern Connecticut State for a Northeast-10 Conference match. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m.