FITCHBURG, Mass. (October 10, 2012) – The Rivier University Men's Soccer team dropped their third straight 2-0 decision this evening at Fitchburg State in non-conference action at Elliot Field.
Fitchburg State came out gunning, scoring the first tally of the game just 7:58 as junior Carmen Bordonaro (Saugus, Mass./Saugus) grabbed a loose ball rebound in front of the goal and slipped the ball past Rivier keeper Matthew St. Peter (Colchester, Vt./Colchester). Bordonaro found the lower right corner of the net, collecting his fourth goal of the year, for the Falcons 1-0 advantage at the break.
In the second half, the Falcons doubled their lead in the 64th minutes as senior George Sullivan (Milton, Mass./Milton) recorded his third of the season. Sullivan took a feed from classmate Jason Pereira (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) and deposited the ball in the left side of the net for a 2-0 Fitchburg State advantage.
For the game, Fitchburg State maintained a 17-5 advantage in targets, while also holding 4-3 margin in corners. St. Peter finished the contest with five stops, while turning in a complete game effort for the Raiders.
Rivier (0-10-1, 0-6-1 GNAC) will host Saint Joseph's College (Me.) on Saturday at 1 p.m. Fitchburg State (4-7-2, 1-3-0 MASCAC) returns to action on Saturday as it visits Framingham State University at 10 a.m.
