PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The JWU (Providence) men's soccer team blanked Dean College 5-0 on Homecoming Weekend in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action Saturday at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex on Senior Day.
Junior
Chad Parente, along with sophomores
Bennett Varanelli and
Elijah Coleman, and freshman
Marshall Melita, all scored their first goals of the season as the Wildcats ran their unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1) and improved to 9-1-1 on the season (7-0-1 GNAC).
Parente and Miller scored 3:45 apart midway through the first half to build a 2-0 lead. A goalkeeper miscue on a long shot from Coleman made it 3-0 at the half. Varanelli's marker at 74:04 pushed the lead to 4-0 before Malita's first collegiate tally capped the scoring at 5-0.
Graduate student
Aidan Bagley, junior
Carlos Andrade, sophomore
Vincent Tredici, and freshman
Juan Arevalo all picked assists in the win. JWU outshot the Bulldogs 29-6 – including 15-3 in the first half – and senior goalkeepers
Declan Caster and
Alejandro Melchiorre combined to make six saves for head coach
David Kulik.
