Bears spoil senior night for Seahawks
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Bridgewater St. (5-1-4) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Salve Regina (5-6-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NEWPORT, R.I. – Graduate goalkeeper William Russell made a career-high 13 saves to lead the visiting Bridgewater State University men's soccer team to a 1-0 shutout victory over Salve Regina University on Wednesday night at Toppa Field.
The Bears improve to 5-1-4 on the season with the win as they extended their unbeaten streak to eight games. The Seahawks fall to 5-6 with their second straight setback.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Bridgewater State 1, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (5-6-0), Bridgewater State (5-1-4)
All-Time Series: Bridgewater State holds a 10-5-1 lead in the series dating back to 1980..
SUMMARY:
- 41:55 - Freshman midfielder Nicholas Ribeiro stunned the Seahawks late in the first half scoring on the Bears' only shot of the stanza. Off a short cross from junior forward Dominek Borden, Ribeiro floated a left-footed shot from 25 yards out just over the leaping Salve netminder and under the crossbar to give the Bears a 1-0 lead with 3:05 showing on the scoreboard. | Bridgewater State 1, Salve Regina 0
NOTEWORTHY:
- Salve Regina celebrated its eight seniors - Zach Rock, Andrew Campbell, Liam Berlingieri, Alec Quiroz, Nick Diamond, Zeke Menendez, Evan Arpin, Jordan Borges - before hosting Bridgewater State University in the final non-conference matchup of the season.
- Senior keeper Zach Rock made four second-half saves for the Seahawks including a diving stop of a Dan Santos penalty kick.
- Back-to-back corner kicks following the PK led to a quality BSU scoring opportunity, but Santos' header was turned aside by Rock.
- Salve Regina finished with a 24-6 shot advantage for the game as well as a 7-5 edge in corner kick attempts.
POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM COACH O'ROURKE
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ON THE HORIZON:
Both teams are back in action on Saturday afternoon. The Bears travel to Salem State University for a two o'clock Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) game with the Vikings while the Seahawks entertain New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Babson College at 5 p.m.
