Greylock Alum Majumder Honored by NESCAC
MEDFORD, Mass. - Junior Nathan Majumder of the Tufts men's soccer team led the Jumbos to two victories during a hard-fought New England Small College Athletic Conference weekend and was selected as the conference's Player of the Week.
Majumder, a graduate of Mount Greylock Regional School, scored two goals in both games as the Jumbos topped Connecticut College 3-2 on Saturday and then defeated Trinity College 2-0 on Sunday. Tufts remained unbeaten overall and in the conference with the two victories, improving to 5-0 and 3-0 respectively.
After scoring five goals for the Jumbos' NCAA Championship team last fall, Majumder is already at that number for 2015 after tallying four in the two games this weekend. He's tied for second in the league with the five strikes, including one against Colby. With his two game-winners over the weekend, Majumder is tied for the conference lead with three already this fall.
His timely scoring made the difference in a tight battle against Connecticut College. His goal in the 31st minute tied the score at 2-2 after the Camels had twice taken leads in the first half. He then scored the game-winner with a sensational effort, winning a ball down low against multiple defenders and scoring on a break-in during the 84th minute. He returned 24 hours later and scored twice in the first half as the Jumbo blanked Trinity.
Tufts last won a NESCAC weekly honor on Oct. 13 of last season when Gus Santos was chosen.
A walk-on from Williamstown, Mass., Majumder now has 12 goals in a little more than two seasons for head coach Josh Shapiro's Jumbos.
