Seahawks go 1-0-1 in classic

BRISTOL, R.I. - In the second day of the Roger Williams University Squad Locker Classic, Salve Regina University held off Fitchburg State University, 4-3.

In the second game of the day, Richie Finizio (Fort Lee, N.J.) scored the first goal of the day for Salve Regina in the third minute. Matthew O'Donnell (Mars, Pa.) found Finizio in the box off of a corner kick by Evan Dudney (North Andover, Mass.).

Dudney stepped up in the 12th minute with a goal of his own. Nolan Brady (Needham, Mass.) split three Fitchburg defenders with a pass to find Dudney up the middle. Dudney then beat the Fitchburg keeper to put the Seahawks up by two.

Brady then put Salve Regina up 3-0 in the 17th minute with a shot that bounced off of the left post and just rolled inside the line.

Salve Regina appeared to be headed towards an easy win, but Fitchburg State had other plans. Jared Burns (E. Bridgewater, Mass.) scored a pair of goals to pull the Falcons within one before the end of the half. His first came in the 23rd minute on a long shot outside the top of the box. He would follow that up with another goal in the 33rd minute, maneuvering around a Salve defender and the Seahawk keeper to score.

Salve almost had another goal from Mark Marino (Smithfield, R.I.) in the final minute, but was called offsides, keeping the Seahawk lead at one.

In the 61st minute, Dudney built the Salve Regina lead back up to two with his second goal of the game. Finizio corralled a loose ball at the top of the box and sent a pass to his right to an open Dudney, who converted the shot.

The Falcons managed to come back within one eight minutes later. Burns sent a crossing pass to the middle to Matthew Beauregard (Charlton, Mass.), who buried the shot to the right side.

That would be the final tally of the game for both sides, as Salve held on for the win.

Michael Payan (Fort Lee, N.J.) earned the win, making four saves for Salve Regina, while Alex Al-Zaibak (Hingham, Mass.) made five stops in the loss.