Boston, Mass.--Junior midfielder Marissa Ruzzano (Smithfield, R.I.) scored the lone Anchorwomen goal on a penalty kick in the 77^th minute as No. 5-seeded Rhode Island College saw its season come to an end in a 2-1 setback at No. 4-seeded UMass Boston in first round action of the 2023 Little East Women's Soccer Championship on Tuesday night.
 
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, Rhode Island College 1
UMass Boston (7-4-9)
Rhode Island College (7-8-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Beacons opened the scoring in the 27^th minute when graduate student forward Kaylee Haynes (Bridgewater, Mass.) scored her eighth goal of the season to build a 1-0 lead for the hosts.
 
• The two teams went back and forth well into the second half until Ruzzano was awarded a penalty kick to tie the contest. It was her fifth of the season, which ties her for the team lead.
 
• Just four minutes later in the 81^st minute, Haynes centered a ball to sophomore midfielder Sofia Roberts (Westwood, Mass.), who put it into the upper right portion of the net for what proved to be the game-winning goal.
 
• UMB junior goalkeeper Isabella O'Connell (Abington, Mass.) made four saves in the victory (3-4-4).
 
• RIC junior goalkeeper Chloe Angelone (Bayville, N.Y.) tallied five saves in the loss (7-3-3).