Oggiano starts and finishes scoring for Seahawks in CCC win over Bison, 4-0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Nichols (3-2-0, 0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Salve Regina (3-3-1, 1-0-0) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
NEWPORT, R.I. (September 18, 2021) - Senior striker Alessandro Oggiano (Stoughton, Mass.) scored his first goal of the season in the game's 15th minute, and added an assist and another goal in the second half to lead Salve Regina University men's soccer to a 4-0 decision over Nichols College in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at Toppa Field in Newport, Rhode Island.
Series and Streaks
Salve Regina improves to 24-8-2 in all-time series with Nichols. The two draws happened in the same season (2010) with a 1-1 deadlock on Reynolds Field before a semifinal meeting in Dudley, Mass., and the Bison advancing on PKs when the game finished scoreless after two overtime periods. Seahawks have won the last six meetings.
Three Stars of the Game
- Salve Regina senior striker Alessandro Oggiano (Stoughton, Mass.) scored his first two goals of 2021 and assisted on another.
- Salve Regina graduate student Jacob Guerra (Colchester, Conn.) netted his team-leading fourth goal of the season early in the second half to put the Seahawks up 2-0.
- Salve Regina junior back Nathan Costantino (North Andover, Mass.) assisted on the first two Seahawk goals.
Key Stat of the Game
Seahawks generated nine shots on goal and 17 overall. By contrast, Bison mustered only three shots and one on goal. One corner kick for Nichols and six for Salve Regina.
Turning Point
Three second half goals put the game away for Salve Regina, allowing head coach Craig O'Rourke II to spread around the playing time.
Quick Hits
- Salve Regina is undefeated in regular season play against CCC opponents since 2018 (12-0-4).
- Home teams won all CCC men's soccer matchups today; in addition to Salve Regina's 4-0 triumph, Suffolk bested Gordon, 1-0, Roger Williams rallied against Wentworth, 4-3, and Western New England blanked U. of New England, 3-0.
- Curry played to a 1-1 draw at Endicott on Friday night.
- Franco Barreta Santana (Leominster, Mass.) made five saves for the Bison.
- Nathan Reid (Magnolia, Del.) earned his third straight Saturday win and second consecutive shutout on the weekend.
Quotes
"We have a saying in the program that 'Every match is big… but conference is BIGGER' and I thought that our side responded to this mantra today in the way that they came out in the first 15 to 20 minutes of the first half. We were able to generate the type of chances and the quality of chance that we needed in order to get on the front foot and control the match. Alessandro's goal in the 15th minute allowed us a measure of reward from all of the possession that we were generating and it was really the quality of ball that Costantino gave him that set up the goal. Nathan was absolutely spectacular for us and he went on to assist the second goal which was also a splendid strike from Guerra. Oggiano really demonstrated the quality of striker that he is today across the final two thirds of the field and (James) Davies pretty much had our defensive third under lockdown for the entirety of the match. If we can continue to play that much possession, and in so doing really limit the amount of time that our opponent has on the ball, then we will be able to continue to control the match as we move forward and put ourselves in position to win each game." - Seahawk head coach Craig O'Rourke II
Next Up
Salve Regina (3-3-1, 1-0 CCC) plays a non-league match with Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday (7 p.m.) at Toppa Field. Nichols (3-2, 0-1 CCC) hosts Western New England next Saturday (11 a.m.).