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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Cristian Oliveira
SJU Athletics
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Rhode Island URI (4-8-3, 2-3-1)
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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU (6-5-3, 3-2-2)
Rhode Island URI
(4-8-3, 2-3-1)
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Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
(6-5-3, 3-2-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rhode Island URI 1 0 1
Saint Joseph's SJU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Oliveira Delivers Game Winner in Men’s Soccer’s 2-1 Win over Rhode Island

PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's freshman Cristian Oliveira registered his first career goal in the 62nd minute to help secure a 2-1 win over Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon on Sweeney Field.
 
St. Joe's improves to 6-5-3 (3-2-2 Atlantic 10, 11 points) on the year while Rhode Island falls to 4-8-3 (2-3-1 Atlantic 10, 7 points).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Tommaso Rossetto broke through the Rhode Island backline in the fifth minute and drove a low shot on target, but the Rams' goalkeeper made the save to deny the winger.
  • Just two minutes later, Rossetto found the breakthrough. A quick exchange between Jake Ross and Aldo Hernandez set up the freshman to pick out the run of Rossetto, who picked his head up and calmly slotted a shot past the onrushing keeper to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute.
  • Rhode Island responded quickly, forcing goalkeeper Cooper Jennings into a pair of saves. A rebound from the second of those stops fell directly to a Rams attacker, who guided the ball into the net to level the score at 1-1 in the 15th minute.
  • Less than a minute later, the Rams nearly took the lead, but Jennings made a full-stretch save to his left to keep the match level.
  • Rhode Island maintained pressure for the remainder of the first half, but Jennings stood tall as the redshirt junior finished the half with a season-best five saves to keep the score tied at 1-1.
  • Jennings recorded his sixth save on the hour mark, and shortly after, the Hawks regained possession in midfield. Rossetto lofted a ball over the top to freshman Cristian Oliveira, who nodded it past a defender and volleyed into the top-right corner for his first career goal, giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead.
  • Rhode Island's comeback hopes took a hit in the 87th minute when defender Joan Sanchis was shown a red card, reducing the Rams to 10 men for the remainder of the match.
  • The Hawks did not concede a shot on goal over the final 30 minutes, closing out a 2-1 win on Sweeney Field.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Tommaso Rossetto recorded his third goal and third assist of the season, finishing with three points on the afternoon. He led all players with five shots in the win.
  • Rossetto's goal in the seventh minute was the fastest goal of the season, besting Sebastian Perez-Gasiba's strike against VMI in the eighth minute.
  • Cristian Oliveira scored the game-winning goal, his first collegiate tally, in just his third career appearance.
  • Jake Ross and Aldo Hernandez each collected their first assists of the season. Hernandez has tallied two goal contributions in the last two games.
  • Cooper Jennings improved to 6-4-3 on the season, making a season-high six saves in the win.
  • Saint Joseph's was edged 17-10 in total shots and 7-4 in shots on goal but held a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks.
  • The teams combined for 38 fouls, with five yellow cards and one red card issued during the match.
  • The Hawks' streak of 308 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal at home ended with Rhode Island's 15th-minute equalizer. Saint Joseph's has allowed just one goal across its last four home matches.
  • Saint Joseph's extended its home unbeaten streak to seven matches (5-0-2), tying the seventh-longest such streak in program history. The Hawks enter their final home game of the season unbeaten on Sweeney Field.
 
UP NEXT
  • St. Joe's concludes its home campaign on Tuesday, October 21 when welcoming Bucknell to Sweeney Field. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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