Preview: Salve Regina hosts Curry in CCC opener

SEPTEMBER 15 | 12 p.m. REYNOLDS FIELD • NEWPORT, R.I.
CURRY COLONELS (5-1-1, 0-0-0)	SALVE REGINA SEAHAWKS (5-0-0, 0-0-0)
SERIES Salve Regina leads, 18-8-8 LIVE STATS http://www.salveathletics.com/ LIVE VIDEO http://bit.ly/2PzKABE DIRECTIONS http://bit.ly/Wcjx1D

NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University men's soccer (5-0-0, 0-0-0 CCC) hosts Curry College (5-1-1, 0-0-0 CCC) in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) opener for both schools.

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LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Owen Stevenson (Middletown, Conn.) netted two goals and junior Donald Igo (Needham, Mass.) netted a goal and an assist as Salve Regina remained unbeaten with a 4-1 non-league college men's soccer victory over UMass Dartmouth Wednesday evening at Cressy Field.

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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 three games in a row.
• Evan MacDonald scored twice and assisted on two goals last week, helping to earn him Offensive Player of the Week in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC).
• MacDonald leads the CCC in assists (five) and points (11) on the season.
• Conor Woods scored his second and third goals of the season in a 4-1 road victory against UMass Dartmouth.

COLONELS CLIPPINGS

• The Colonels have won three games in a row, all by 2-1 finals.
• Keeper Paul DeMaio won last week's CCC Defensive Player of the Week. DeMaio went 3-0-1 in non-conference play with a 0.71 goals-against average and an .824 save percentage.
• Claudio Orsini leads the team in scoring with three goals.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Salve Regina owns an 18-8-8 record in the all-time series, however the Colonels have won the last three (each by a 2-1 score) and four of the last five.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Curry hosts Framingham State on September 19, at 6:30 p.m. Salve Regina hosts Coast Guard on September 18, at 5 p.m., on Toppa Field.