Box Score The Johnson & Wales men's soccer team posted a 2-0 victory
against Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at
Pierce Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Johnson & Wales got on the board first when freshman
Eric
Delgado (Pawtucket,
R.I.) scored his first collegiate
goal, putting in a pass from fellow freshman James Brennan
(Shirley,
N.Y.) at the 36:49 mark.
The Wildcats would extend their lead to 2-0 in the 45th
minute when freshman Malcolm Turner
(Cliffside Park, N.J.) scored, again with an assist to
Brennan to put JWU ahead 2-0 heading into halftime.
JWU continued to control the action in the second stanza with a
7-3 advantage in shots en route to the 2-0 shutout victory.
Senior Joe
Ferraro (Freehold, N.J.) made two saves in the win for
Johnson & Wales, while senior John Jarvis
(Henniker,
N.H.) recorded 13 saves in the
setback for Rivier.
Johnson & Wales had a commanding 28-5 advantage in shots in
the victory.
With the win Johnson & Wales is now 1-2-1 overall and 1-0 in
the GNAC while Rivier falls to 0-4, 0-1 in league play. The
Wildcats will return to action on Tuesday, September
14th when they host Connecticut College in a
non-conference contest at 5:00 p.m.
