Freshman Tyler Gates (Peru, Maine) scored a pair of goals to lead the Johnson & Wales University men's soccer team to a 2-0 victory against Mount Ida in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at Pierce Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. 

After one of the Johnson & Wales players received their second yellow card with 3:32 left in the first half, the Wildcats were forced to play a man down for the remainder of the contest.  Johnson & Wales had an 11-6 advantage in shots for the stanza and the teams headed into halftime in a scoreless tie.

Johnson & Wales got on the board early in the second half when junior Stefano Magro (Frankfort, N.Y.) fed a pass to Gates.  Gates then buried a shot into the middle of the net to give the Wildcats the 1-0 lead at the 46:52 mark.  The Wildcats extended their lead at the 66:03 mark after Gates headed in a throw in from freshman Malcolm Turner (Cliffside Park, N.J.).  JWU then held on for the 2-0 victory.

Senior Joe Ferraro (Freehold, N.J.) had two saves in goal for the Wildcats while junior Steven Enright (South Kingston, R.I.) made four stops for Mount Ida.

With the win Johnson & Wales is now 3-10-2, 2-5-1 in league play while Mount Ida falls to 1-13-1 for the year, 1-6-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, October 23rd when they host Emmanuel in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at 3:00 p.m.