SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College men's soccer team ended the spring season with a 3-1 setback against The College of Saint Rose on Sunday, April 18.
FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE:AIC 1, Saint Rose 3
RECORDS:AIC falls to 1-4-0, while Saint Rose advances to 5-1-0
LOCATION:Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
Saint Rose:
Viktor Henriksen: One goal
Josh Elliott: One goal
Erick Radtke: One goal
Ryan Henning: Win, three saves
AIC:
Connor Hicks: One goal
Colin Spaulding: One assist
Michael Tranghese: Four saves
Lucas Morales-Fernandez: Loss, two saves
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Barely one minute into the game, Saint Rose's Andrew Lule struck first on a header off of a corner kick by Casper Rasmussen.
- Through the first half both teams exchanged chances, with each goalkeeper making two stops in the half.
- AIC came out of the break pressuring hard and created some good chances but Saint Rose's defense played well to keep AIC off the board.
- In the 56th minute, Saint Rose's Oskar Aastroem had a great scoring chance to make it 2-0, but Michael Tranghese came up with a big save to keep it within one.
- In the 70th minute Saint Rose's Josh Elliott made it 2-0 on a shot from the right side of the box. AIC counterattacked in the 74th minute, as Samir Regragui put a shot on target, but Henning made an outstanding save on the chance, and Saint Rose turned it up the field, where Erick Radtke scored on a header to make it 3-0 Saint Rose.
- AIC's Connor Hicks scored the first goal of the night for the Yellow Jackets moments later on a header of his own, putting away a pass from Colin Spaulding to make it 3-1.
- Saint Rose's defense clamped down on the Yellow Jackets, preventing AIC creating any dangerous scoring chances as Saint Rose earned a 3-1 win.
