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November 10, 2004

2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament

First Round Game Score Report

Providence, RI

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Final

^#6 Johnson & Wales (11-9-1)

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^#3 Rhode Island College (12-8-2)

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ANCHORMEN DOWN WILDCATS, 1-0;
WILL HOST CORSAIRS SATURDAY IN SEMI-FINALS

Providence, RI—Third-seeded Rhode Island College shut out sixth-seeded Johnson and Wales, 1-0, in a first round game of the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men’s Soccer Tournament. RIC will host seventh-seeded UMass-Dartmouth, which defeated second-seeded Salve Regina, 1-0, this afternoon as well, on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.

RIC junior Kyle Teixeira (Warren, RI) scored his 22^nd goal of the season and that was all the Anchormen needed to advance in the tourney. Teixeira out-hustled a JWU defender, faked the goalkeeper and tucked a shot in the top, right-hand corner in the 60^th minute.

Anchorman freshman goalkeeper Jadon Neves (Warren, RI) made three saves and picked up his sixth shutout of the season. JWU sophomore goalkeeper Brenton Blanchard (Saline, MI) made two stops in a losing effort.

RIC is now 12-8-2, while the loss drops JWU to 11-9-1. The Anchormen have the most wins in a season since the 1973 squad went 13-3.

Top-seeded M.I.T. defeated eighth-seeded Plymouth State University, 1-0, and will host fourth-seeded Coast Guard, which defeated fifth-seeded Southern Maine, 2-0, in the other semi-final game on Saturday.

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