Franklin, Mass.-- Sophomore midfielder Olivia Williams (Riverside, R.I.), junior forward Serena Forte (Hope, R.I.), and sophomore midfielder Tayshia Cary (Wakefield, R.I.) each scored as the Rhode Island College women's soccer team defeated Dean, 3-0, at the Longley Athletic Complex on Sunday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 3, Dean 0
Rhode Island College (1-0-1)
Dean College (1-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The scoring started in the 16^th minute as a shot by freshman back Grace Aukerman (Ashford, Conn.) ricocheted off the left post and bounced right to Williams, who then finished it off for what proved to be the eventual game-winning goal.
 
• The Anchorwomen added onto their lead in the 25^th minute as Cary slipped a perfect pass through multiple defenders to allow Forte to shoot it into the lower right portion of the net, which extended the Anchorwomen's lead to 2-0.
 
• Rhode Island College would hold that advantage into the second half. RIC led in shots, 13-4, after 45 minutes.
 
• In the 52^nd minute, after a long lob pass from junior midfielder Marissa Ruzzano (Smithfield, R.I.), Cary was able to knock a header over Dean junior goalkeeper Haley Gaunt (Johnston, R.I.) to further the club's lead to three.
 
• Williams, Forte, and Cary each scored their first goals of the season.
 
• Junior goalkeeper Chloe Angelone (Bayville, N.Y.) was credited with her first collegiate win (1-0-1) as she held down the fort for the first 75 minutes of the match and made two saves.
 
• Dean sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Gerow (Pownal, Vt.) made eight saves in the losing effort. (0-1-0).
 
• Coupled with the Anchorwomen's, 0-0, tie vs. Maine Farmington on Friday evening, it marks the first time since 2011 that RIC has gone unbeaten over the first two games of the year and it is the first time since the 2013 campaign that RIC has pitched back-to-back shutouts.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host Salve Regina on Wednesday, Sept. 6 (6 p.m.).