Bristol, RI – The Montclair State men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season as the Red Hawks fell to Rhode Island College, 2-0 at the Squad Locker Classic at Roger Williams University on Sunday.
MSU outshot the Anchormen 19-7 but came up empty on the scoreboard as it fell to 2-1.
JOHN STARNER,
MIKE TARANTO and
RAFAEL TERCI were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Offensive chances for both teams were somewhat hard to come by. The Anchormen were held to only two attempted shots over the first 20 minutes of play. Though Montclair State managed to take four shots, none were a particular threat to score.
The Red Hawks began to create more opportunities for themselves later in the first period, holding possession in their half with higher frequency. In the 28th minute,
JAKE SEAMAN had a good look at a shot from just inside the top of the rectangle, but had it bounce off of an Anchorman defender.
Despite being out-touched by Montclair State in the latter part of the half, Rhode Island College still managed to earn the first goal of the game a minute later. RIC's Corey Chantre gained possession of the ball by the right side of the endline. Somehow, he managed to bend a shot from his position off of the left post and into the net for a 1-0 Anchorman lead.
Rhode Island College's Dan Monteiro later had two chances to extend the lead for RIC, but sent one shot just a bit wide and another later off of the right post. The Anchormen would go into the break with just the one-goal lead.
Montclair State continued to push early on in the second half but just could not find the tying score. In the 60th minute,
LUCAS TERCI had a clear shot turned away by a nice one-handed save by Anchorman keeper Chris Moura. Then in the 66th minute,
MIKE OLLA found himself with one-on-one chance with the keeper, but Moura was able to force Olla to lose possession of the ball before he was able to get a shot off.
Rhode Island College added another goal in the 74th minute off of a penalty kick. Thomas Wampler (Attleboro, Mass.) was tripped in the box, leading to a penalty shot that he converted.
Montclair State is back in action on Monday, September 5 hosting CCNY at MSU Soccer Park beginning at 7:00 pm.
