The men's soccer squad dropped a 5-0 decision against intra-state rival Rhode Island College on the road on Tuesday afternoon.

The Anchormen jumped out to a quick, 2-0, advantage in the game;s opening minutes. In the fifth minute, freshman midfielder Ryan Rasieleski (Coventry, R.I.) advanced the ball up the right side into the box using a through ball by junior forward Mike Patriarca (Warren, R.I.). Rasieleski attracted defenders as he broke toward the right post, allowing him to feed junior forward Bruno Costa (Pawtucket, R.I.) directly in front of the net for the game's first goal. In the 17th minute, senior midfielder Louis Tavares (East Providence, R.I.) stole an opponent's dribble just before midfield and passed ahead to Costa who quickly found Patriarca to the left of the net. Patriarca outraced three defenders and scored on a cross. The Anchormen carried the, 2-0, lead into halftime.

Thirteen minutes into the second half, the Anchormen put the game out of reach. After RIC intercepted a throw-in, senior midfielder Corey Carvalho (Dartmouth, Mass.) took a bounding ball from midfield into the box, where he was tripped up by a defender. The ball squirted ahead to sophomore midfielder Michael Harrell (Reston, Va.), who scored from the right of the net to earn the first marker of his collegiate career.
     
In the 73rd minute, the Anchormen continued to take care of their seniors. From above the box, freshman forward Brett Sinica (Oakdale, Conn.) and sophomore forward Mark Butler (Warwick, R.I.) used a give-and-go to advance the ball into the box. Senior midfielder Jose Ruiz (Providence, R.I.) outraced a diving goalkeeper to the loose ball and tapped it in for his sixth goal of the season and a 4-0 lead.
     
Junior goalkeeper Nic Clark (East Bridgewater, Mass.) needed one save to record his fifth shutout of the season and improve 10-4-1. For the Wildcats, starting keeper Joe Ferraro (Freehold, NJ) took the loss to fall to 4-10-1. JWU used four different netminders who combined for a total of six saves.  The Anchormen outshot the Wildcats, 21-8.

With the loss Johnson & Wales is now 4-11-2, 10-5-1.  The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, October 30th when they travel to Lasell for the quarterfinals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship, starting at Noon.