NEW BRITAIN, Conn . – Central Connecticut State scored three unanswered goals to down Mount St. Mary's 3-1 in Northeast Conference (NEC) men's soccer action on Friday.

Eric Detzel (York, Pa./Central York) notched his seventh goal of the season to pace the Mount (9-8-0, 5-3-0 NEC) while Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia/Kirwan State) made seven saves in the loss.

Hadji Diop and Eddie Floyd each found the twine for the Blue Devils (9-6-2, 3-4-1 NEC) and Paul Armstrong made two saves in the winning effort.

Despite Mount St. Mary's grabbing a 1-0 advantage, Central Connecticut State recorded three-straight goals to go on for its sixth-straight win against the Mount.

After Detzel handed the Mountaineers a 1-0 edge when the sophomore knocked in a deflection off a Blue Devil defender at 37:53, Central Connecticut State started a three-tally run on an own goal at 40:49. Connor Smith then served the ball to Diop, who found the twine at 41:41 to hand the Blue Devils a 2-1 lead going into halftime.

Floyd increased the advantage to two goals off a helper by Robert Cavener at 58:13.

Despite the loss, Mount St. Mary's remains in contention for its first NEC Tournament berth since 1999. The Mount closes out the regular season at Quinnipiac on Sunday. Game time is 1 p.m.