September 17, 2012

Dear Friends & Alumni,

It’s a beautiful here in Rhode Island today after a gloomy evening last night at Holy Cross were we dropped a tough 2-1 decision to the Crusaders. We went into the game with 6 players out and unable to play facing a team that was desperate for a win.

We started the game well and were firing on all cylinders but after some successful attack forward but the lost our way after HC weathered the storm. The hosts scored off a full volley that was miss cleared onto the top of the box. Freshmen redshirt goalkeeper Thomas Spenser (Hasting on Hudson, NY) kept the game close with several excellent saves including one of a free kick and another shot from distance he guided around the post.

After a couple of adjustments including bringing on speedy junior forward Andy Hess (North Kingstown, RI) the changes paid off as he earned himself the first goal of his career off an assist from Alan Hernandez (Pearland, TX) knotting the score at 1-1 going into the half.

The second half started as well as the first but again we couldn’t sustain pressure on the Crusaders enough to be able to capitalize. Again “Spense” kept the game tied which included a fantastic double save from point plank range. In the 79th minute several breakdowns led to the hosts getting getting the lead and after furious attack in the final 10 minutes we found no joy.

As I said to the players following the game, we are close but it is going to take the sum of our parts to get us into the victory column. Our brains have to be as strong as our legs and we’ll get that chance again on Tuesday September 18th when we face the University of New Hampshire at the URI Soccer Complex at 7:00 pm. It is South County Youth Soccer Night and we need everyone’s support in getting us moving in the right direction.

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C