Box Score DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Rhode Island College owned the second half by scoring seven straight of eight overall unanswered goals to hand UMass Dartmouth a 13-4 Little East setback at Cressy Field on Wednesday evening. The Anchorwoman trio of sophomores Giana Ritchie (Cumberland, R.I.), Madison McKenna (Cumberland, R.I.), and freshman Olivia Carpenito (Wilmington, Mass.) each netted four scores to back senior goalie Julia Eaton's (Cumberland, R.I.) 13 saves.
How it Happened
- Two pairs of Anchorwomen scores bookended freshman Carrianne Fortier's (Oxford, Mass.) 26th minute goal off the setup from classmate Isabella Mancini (Bellingham, Mass.) (4-1). Mancini then picked up another point, this time of the goal variety, to whittle the deficit back to a pair (4-2).
- Following a pass from Anchorwoman junior Angie Leonardo (East Providence, R.I.) over to Carpenito to bring it back to a three-goal game (5-2), junior Sam Muir (Sturbridge, Mass.) submitted her answer by netting a pair seven minutes apart to get the Blue and Gold within one (5-4).
- Rhode Island College began to pull away with eight unanswered goals that bridged the first and second halves, all coming from the trio of Carpenito, Ritchie, and McKenna, who connected for two in as many minutes (13-4).
Inside the Numbers
- Fortier's marker marked her second of the season. Her first came one week ago against Worcester State.
- With a goal and an assist this evening, Mancini registered her fifth multi-point performance of the season.
- Both sides closed the first half nearly even in shots (13-12 in favor of RIC), but Rhode Island College fired nine more in the second (19-10).
- Senior goalie Kaitlyn Burchill (Bridgewater, Mass.) made 14 saves in net, good for her fifth 14+ save performance of the year in 10 games played.
- The Corsairs held the slight advantage on draw controls, 10-9.
Up Next
Head Coach Olivia Coakley's unit takes to Keene State to resume Little East play on Saturday at noon. Rhode Island College has the weekend off until hosting Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
(Recap, photo by: Kyle Diangkinay '19, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant)
