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September 10, 2008 |
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A NIGHT
OF FIRSTS AS ANCHORMEN
DOWN LASELL, 3-0
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Providence, RI—Freshman
forward Bruno Costa (Pawtucket, RI) recorded his first career
goal and dished out two assists four points as
Rhode Island College
blanked Lasell, 3-0, in collegiate men’s soccer action on Wednesday
evening. The Anchormen win for the second straight game and improve
to 2-3, while the Lasers suffer their third loss (0-3) of the
season. |
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Freshman Forward Bruno
Costa |
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Costa outworked a defender
after being sent in on a junior forward Dan Rodrigues
(Cumberland, RI) pass and beat Lasell junior goalkeeper
Julian Dutton (Madison, CT) with a soft shot that snuck
inside the far right post in the 20th minute. |
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Despite holding an eight-shot advantage (13-5) at the
break, RIC led by just the one goal (1-0). The Anchormen scored a
pair of insurance goals in a six-minute span as sophomore midfielder
Adam Philbin (Cumberland, RI) tapped in a Costa crossing pass
into a vacant net for his first collegiate marker in the 51st
minute. |
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Sophomore Midfielder
Adam Philbin |
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Sophomore midfielder Mike Diogo (Bristol, RI)
sealed the victory in the 57th minute with his first
collegiate tally, blasting shot into the net off of a tic-tac-toe
pass from junior midfielder Ryan Kelley (Hope, RI) and Costa.
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Sophomore Midfielder
Mike Diogo |
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Freshman goalkeeper
Justin O’Connor (North Kingstown, RI) earned his first
collegiate shutout win (1-2), stopping six Laser shots. Dutton made
six stops in a losing effort (0-3). |
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Freshman Goalkeeper
Justin O'Connor |
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It was a physical contest,
in which the two club’s combined for 39 fouls and nine yellow cards. |
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In upcoming action, RIC will
face undefeated MIT (4-0) on Saturday, Sept. 13 at noon. |
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