Preview: Salve Regina men's soccer hosts Bridgewater State

SEPTEMBER 5 | 3:30 p.m. REYNOLDS FIELD • NEWPORT, R.I.
BRIDGEWATER STATE BEARS (2-0-0)	SALVE REGINA SEAHAWKS (1-0-0)
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NEWPORT, R.I. - The Salve Regina University men's soccer team hosts Bridgewater State University at 3:30 p.m. on Brother Reynolds Field in Newport, R.I., on Wednesday, September 5, for the first home match for the Seahawks.

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LAST TIME OUT
Salve Regina University men's soccer scored a 3-0 victory against New England College in the season-opener for both schools. Salve Regina got ahead early in the first half after a series of Seahawk corner kicks netted them their opening goal. Evan MacDonald (Candia, N.H.) was the go-to player for the corner kicks. He put the pass right on the head of Casey Kelly (Waldwick, N.J.) who was waiting on the far post to head home the first goal of the season.

MORE READING: Salve Regina opens 2018 with 3-0 win at New England College

SEAHAWKS NOTES FROM THE NEST

• Seniors Richie Leister, Matthew O'Donnell, and junior Noah Medeiros serve as tri-captains for the 2018 Seahawks.
• Salve Regina has won its last two games played in August - last Friday in Henniker, N.H., and in 2014 in Gorham, Maine (2-0 against Southern Maine).
• Three different Seahawks scored goals in Friday's win - Casey Kelly, John Julian, and Donald Igo.
• Salve Regina has never won on September 5 (0-4-1) and last played on this date in 2015 with a 2-2 final against Vassar in Bristol, R.I.

BEARS BITS

• Bridgewater State opened with a pair of wins on its home field last weekend - 3-1 against Western New England on Friday followed by a 2-1 decision over UMass Boston on Saturday.
• Three second-half goals against the Golden Bears came from Loubensky Lucas, Tim Alzamora, Robson Montrond.
• Two first-half goals against the Beacons came from Kevin Roberts, Odair Monteiro.
• Nate Morgado totalled six saves in the two games.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Salve Regina won 3-0 last season in Bridgewater for its first victory in the all-time series. Seahawk goal scorers were Owen Stevenson, Donald Igo, and Matthew O'Donnell (O'Donnell and Evan MacDonald had assists). The Bears had won the previous six meetings. The first five meetings occurred between 1983 and 1990, before the series resumed in 2016 with the Bears winning 2-0 in Newport.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Bridgewater State hosts Emmanuel on Friday, September 7 (3:30 p.m.); Salve Regina plays in Medford, Mass., against Newbury College at Hormel Stadium on Saturday, September 8 (4:30 p.m.).