Providence, R.I.--Senior midfielder Anthony Recinos (Providence, R.I.) collected four points with the game-winning goal in overtime and a pair of assists as No. 3 Rhode Island College won, 3-2, vs. No. 6 VTSU Castleton in first round action of the 2024 Little East Men's Soccer Championship at Alumni Stadium on Tuesday evening.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College (11-6-1)
VTSU Castleton (7-7-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC would apply pressure early in the first half, tallying six shots in the opening 20 minutes. The sixth shot broke the ice as sophomore midfielder Jackson Fox (Portsmouth, R.I.) redirected a corner kick from Recinos to put the Anchormen ahead, 1-0.
 
• Nine minutes later, the Spartans would score off a corner kick to even the contest.
 
• Recinos notched his second assist off another set-piece, as junior defender Daniel Grzybacz (Cumberland, R.I.) headed in a free kick opportunity to give the Anchormen a 2-1 lead in 33^rd minute.
 
• VTSU Castleton would not go away easy, as the visitors scored an 80^th-minute goal from junior midfielder Tanner Curtis (Bay Head, N.J.), which would send the game to extra time.
 
• With two minutes remaining in the first overtime session, VTSU Castleton turned the ball over just outside their 18-yard box. Junior back Benjamin Morales (Providence, R.I.) broke up the outlet and junior forward Sekou Kamara (North Providence, R.I.) found Recinos alone at the top of the box. He made a quick move and fired in his team-leading fourth game-winner of the season.
 
• When the two teams met earlier in the season, Recinos scored once and notched an assist, while Fox netted a pair of goals, in a 3-2 regulation win.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, No. 3 Rhode Island College will travel to No. 2 UMass Boston in semifinal round action of the 2024 Little East Men's Soccer Championship on Thursday, Nov. 7 (noon).