Salve Regina doubles up Husson, 4-2

NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior Jordan Borges (Milford, Mass.) scored two goals including the game-winner on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute as Salve Regina University men's soccer defeated visiting Husson University, 4-2, in a Sunday morning non-league start for the Seahawks and Eagles at Toppa Field. The Seahawks (4-2) trailed 1-0 and 2-1 before scoring the final three goals of the game. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 4, Husson 2
Records: Salve Regina (4-2), Husson (1-2-3)
All-Time Series: Today was the first ever meeting between the two schools in men's soccer.

SUMMARY:

• 24:05 - Ben Shumway (1) got free midway through the first half and converted a pass from Hugo Llopiz for the game's first goal. | Husson 1, Salve Regina 0
• 36:08 - Jordan Borges (3) scored his team-leading third goal of the season when he took a cross from Aiden Crean and one-touched it past the Eagle keeper. | Salve Regina 1, Husson 1
• 55:03 - Mario Alvarez (3) scored his team-leading third goal of the season with his left-footed penalty kick. | Husson 2, Salve Regina 1
• 55:50 - Liam Berlingieri (1) earned his first goal of the season with an assist from Ben Tomas. | Salve Regina 2, Husson 2
• 82:23 - Jordan Borges (4) delivered the game-winner when he converted a penalty kick. | Salve Regina 3, Husson 2
• 85:14 - Brandon Frank (1) finished the scoring after finishing off a feed from Evan Arpin down the left sideline. | Salve Regina 4, Husson 2

NOTEWORTHY:

• Aidan Figueira made four saves to improve to 3-0-0 on the season.
• Garret Jordan had three stops for the Eagles.
• Salve Regina had a slight edge in shots, 13 to 12 overall and 7 to 6 on frame.
• Both teams had one corner kick in the first half.
• Offsides flagged three times for Husson and twice for Salve Regina, all in the first half.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM COACH O'ROURKE

"I thought today was a little bit of a tale of two halves. We started out very slow and lackluster in the first half and did not really start to wake-up and play until about the 20th minute and definitely after the opponent put the first goal up on the scoreboard. I was concerned that the postponement of the match from yesterday to today was going to throw off our normal cadence and disrupt our preparation and with the way we opened the match, I seemed to have been justified in my concerns. But I thought once the halftime break came and went that we approached the second half with a very different mindset and tried to get more on the ball and play on the front foot. Jordan Borges was good for us today and produced probably the majority of our chances. Liam Berlingieri was lively on the width and is continuing to grow into his role with each match. We altered our substation-pattern today, particularly with our strikers, in an effort to keep a maximum work-rate on the field and up top at all times. Brandon Frank really exemplified that today with the minutes that he contributed. His pace and desire to get on the end of balls allowed him to create the scoring chance that produced the penalty kick and eventual game-winning goal. Then he followed that up by running down Evan Arpin's free kick and finishing it to the far post for our fourth tally of the match. He came off the bench and was a real difference-maker today for us!"

ON THE HORIZON:
The Seahawks host the Lions of Eastern Nazarene College at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.