Anchorwomen drop a heartbreaker

The Rhode Island College Anchorwomen dominated possession and played valiantly, but were heartbroken in the second overtime as they dropped Monday night's match in to Roger Williams University, 1-0.

The Anchorwomen controlled the ball for much of the match, but their downfall was a combination questionable passing and off-target shots that sailed well wide and high of goal.

Despite its misfortune, RIC certainly acquired its chances, the most threatening coming in the 76th minute when Brittney Godbout took a ball in the box, beat her mark, and looked up at an open goal before her shot flew high above the bar.

RWU, to its credit, responded with a shot off the far post soon after. Off a corner kick with time winding down in the 82^nd minute, Jackley Vendola sent a powerful header banked right off the bar, keeping the score unchanged for the remainder of regulation.

RIC continued its dominance in the first OT, and the early part of the second extra frame as well. Then, the Hawks capitalized off a misplayed Anchorwoman clearance in the 104^th minute, and quickly assembled the attack. Lindsay Crepeau took the ball, fed it to Amanda deCuhna on the right, near the edge of the box. DeCunha dribbled forward, and then banged it top shelf of the far post as the stunned home crowd froze sheer disbelief after the home team had dominated for so much of the match.

RIC Anchorwomen soundly defeat Salve Regina, 5-1

In game absolutely dominated by the home side, Rhode Island College soundly defeated intrastate rival Salve Regina 5-1 Thursday afternoon at RIC Soccer Field.

The Anchorwomen opened up in a potent 3-4-3 alignment, and rout commenced soon thereafter when Chelsea Creamer crossed to Jessica Cardinal, who netted the opening goal in the 2nd minute which gave the home side a lead they would not relinquish.

In the 11th minute Laurie Lindsay took a Brittany Godbout feed from the right flank and fired the second goal of the match, as RIC continued to apply heavy pressure on the Salve Regina.

While the Seahwaks continued to search for a goal of their own, the Anchorwoman attack was relentless. At the half hour mark, Gina Calenda sent the ball into the back of the net on a close-range missile from inside the box.

Just after the second half kicked off, Cardinal secured her second goal of the match in the 46th minute when she corraled a bouncing ball and flicked it past keeper Kelly Young, giving RIC the 4-0 advantage with much of the second half still remaining.

The RIC assault didn't end until Godbout appeared on the scoresheet in the 62nd minue when she went mano-a-mano with the keeper and blasted it home for the eye-popping fifth goal of the match.

Salve was able to save some face in the 76th minute when Kacie Gallo converted a Kendra Andrie free kick into the back of the net, thus denying the shutout for the Anchorwomen.