Men's Soccer Topped By Anchormen In Non-Conference Action
Kalombo nets lone goal for Green and Gold
Providence, RI– The Fitchburg State University Men's Soccer Team dropped a 6-1 decision to the Anchormen of Rhode Island College this morning in non-conference action from Alumni Field.
The Basics
Score: Fitchburg State 1, Rhode Island College 6
Records: Fitchburg State (2-2-0, 0-0-0 MASCAC) | RIC (1-1-1, 0-0-0 LEC)
How It Happened
Rhode Island College opened the scoring at the 4:26 mark as junior Lucas Duquette (Wakefield, RI) settled a feed from senior Anthony Recinos (Providence, RI) and deposited a thot into the upper left corner for his first tally on the season for the 1-0 edge. The Anchormen doubled their advantage (2-0) in the ninth minute of action when Recinos found the back of the net for his second score of the year.
The hosts pushed the lead to 3-0 at the 15:41 mark with junior Daniel Grzybacz (Cumberland, RI) receiving a feed from Recinos and putting a shot into the lower right corner for his first marker of the 2024 campaign.
Fitchburg State dented the scoreboard in the 25th minute as senior Elijah Kalombo (Worcester, MA) fired a shot into the lower left corner for his first marker of the year off an assist from junior Liam Evans Marshfield, MA) to make the soccer 3-1.
Rhode Island College extended the advantage to 5-1 at the 30:14 mark with Grzvacz netting his second score of the contest.
Following the intermission, the Anchormen upped the lead to 6-1 in the 71st minute with junior Sekou Kamara (North Providence, RI) gathered a pass from Recinos and put a shot into the back of the net for his first marker on the year.
Inside the Numbers
- This morning's contest marked the 18th meeting between the Falcons of Fitchburg State and the Rhode Island College Anchormen with the Falcons 9-7-2 all time when taking on the Anchormen
- Rhode Island College finished with a 17-8 advantage in shots
- The Anchormen held a 4-1 edge in corner kicks
- Freshman Malcolm Edwards (Salem, MA) made five saves for the Falcons
- Sophomore Elhadji Ndoye (Cranston, RI) stopped three shots for the Anchormen
Up Next
Falcons return to action on Tuesday when they travel to New England College to take on the Pilgrims for a non-conference matchup, starting at 7:00PM.
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