BOSTON, Mass. – Four different players scored goals, including sophomore Raphael Ribeiro (Medford, Mass.) who also had a pair of assists as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's soccer team defeated the University of Massachusetts Boston, 4-1, in non-conference action Tuesday night.
RECORDS:
UMB: 6-3-2
WIT: 3-5-3
SCORING:
- WIT: Eddie Smith (Erik Treble, Raphael Ribeiro), 3:34
- WIT: Treble (Ribeiro), 16:56
- WIT: Ribeiro (unassisted), 57:05
- WIT: TJ Prouty (Caleb Robbins), 72:24
- UMB: Dennis Pecherskiy (Josh DeAlmeida), 86:37
SHOTS (ON GOAL):
UMB: 11 (4); WIT: 13 (8)
GOALIE SAVES:
UMB: Qasim El-Ashkar, 4; WIT: Giovanni Ruggieri, 3
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Wentworth wasted little time getting on the board, scoring at the 3:34 mark of the contest. Ribeiro served a corner kick across the box where senior Erik Treble (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) flicked the ball to classmate Eddie Smith (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) who one-timed a shot into the lower left corner of the net.
- Ribeiro collected his second assist of the contest when he served a corner kick to Treble, who headed it home at the 16:56 mark.
- After a foul on UMass Boston, Ribeiro took the direct kick from outside the box and found the lower left corner to make it 3-0 at the 57:05 mark.
- The Leopards increased their lead to 4-0 with just under 20 minutes left in the game as junior Caleb Robbins (Mystic, Conn.) caused a turnover and fed senior TJ Prouty (Glendora, Calif.), who put home a shot from the top of the box.
- The Beacons nearly broke the shutout in the 85th minute when a shot on a breakaway ricocheted off the post. However, UMass Boston did get on the board with 3:23 left when freshman Denis Pecherskiy (Newton, Mass.) scored off a header pass from junior Josh DeAlmeida (Revere, Mass.).
- Freshman Giovanni Ruggieri (Canton, Mass.) made three saves in the win. Wentworth had a 13-11 shot advantage and a 7-3 edge on corner kicks.
THE SERIES:
- Wentworth broke into the win column in the all-time series, winning for the first time in eight series meetings. UMass Boston leads, 7-1.
NEXT UP:
- Concluding the non-conference portion of its schedule, Wentworth resumes Commonwealth Coast Conference play on Saturday at home against Roger Williams.
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