Providence, R.I.—Senior forward
Amber Almeida (Sturbridge, Mass.) recorded five of the Rhode Island College's eight shots as the Anchorwomen fell vs. Worcester State, 1-0, on Senior Day at Alumni Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Worcester State 1, Rhode Island College 0
Worcester State (4-6-3)
Rhode Island College (8-6-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC honored its seniors and their families with a ceremony prior to the game as senior goalkeeper
Nicole Nunes (Smithfield, R.I.), senior forward
Rylan Tinjum (Franktown, Col.), senior back
Yassin Joof (North Providence, R.I.), junior
Riley Benedict-Smith (Hope, R.I.), senior midfielder
Brooklyn Marinelli (Warwick, R.I.), senior back
Leah Saunders (Smithfield, R.I.) and senior back
Madison Mello (Tiverton, R.I.) celebrated Senior Day.
• In a scoreless first half, in which the Lancers carried the majority of play, Almeida had the best opportunity to score in the 30
th minute, but her shot was saved and led to a scoreless first 45 minutes.
• Worcester State continued to carry the possession in the second half and broke through with a penalty kick goal in the 54
th minute due to an Anchorwoman handball in the box.
• RIC, which was outshot, 15-8, overall and, 6-4, on goal, was not able to muster a serious scoring threat and saw its record dip to 1-4-1 over the last six games.
• Nunes made five saves in the loss.
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will resume Little East action at VTSU Castleton on Saturday, Oct. 24 (3 p.m.).
