Box Score SEAHAWK MEN'S SOCCER RESULTS
Salve Regina 6, Curry 1
Toppa Field - Newport, R.I.
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. - Four goals in the second half helped the Salve Regina University men's soccer team pull away to earn a 6-1 victory over Curry College in the Quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament.
Series and Streaks
The Seahawks are 22-8-8 all-time versus the Colonels and have won the last four meetings. Salve Regina is 3-1 versus the Colonels in the postseason.
Three Stars of the Game
- Salve Regina graduate student Jacob Guerra (Colchester, Conn.) scored twice for the Seahawks. His first goal came in the 5th minute to open the scoring, while his second in the 54th completed a three goal outburst to begin the second half for Salve Regina.
- Salve Regina senior Nathan Reid (Magnolia, Del.) made five saves, including two crucial first half saves that kept it a 1-0 game, to improve to 10-3-3 in net.
- Salve Regina sophomore Jordan Borges (Milford, Mass.) collected three assists on the evening.
Turning Point
Salve Regina scored three goals in the opening 10 minutes of the second half. An own goal for the Colonels off a Salve Regina free kick made it 3-1 just 29 seconds into the half then Danny Bond (Bristol, Conn.) struck from 21 yards away for his second of the season in the 52nd. Guerra notched his second of the night on a feed from Borges in the 56th to make it 5-1 Salve Regina to put the match out of reach.
Quick Hits
- Kyle Tremblay (Methuen, Mass.) made six saves in the loss to fall to 8-7-3 in net for the Colonels. He was spelled by freshman Mateo Peguri (Auburn, N.H.) for the finals 17:05 of the match and collected his first career saves.
- The Colonels lone goal came off a free kick in the 31st minute. Justin Santiago (La Plata, Md.) headed home the kick from Eddie Medina (Las Cruces, N.M.) to make it a 2-1 game after the Seahawks had just scored to make it 2-0.
- Salve Regina outshot Curry 32-11 and 15-6 in shots on goal.
- The Seahawks had a 6-3 edge in corner kicks.
Quoteables
"It's a good result for us, clearly, but even more important for us at this stage of the season, or post-season as the case may be, is the quality of the performance that we put in and showed tonight. I thought we came out well and were on the front foot right from the opening whistle. Guerra is now returning to his true form after missing those 6-games and he showed it tonight with the two goals that he scored. The first one, in particular, in the opening 5-minutes of the match really set the tone and pace for us and from that point on, we were able to build on the momentum and create the chances that we wanted. I thought several guys elevated their game and really did quite well for us…. Danny Bond and Nolun Pina, as true freshmen, got the starts tonight and Bond really showed his quality with the strike that he scored in the second half. At the other end, Casey Kelly, James Davies, and Evan Arpin continue to be the foundation that we build all of our possession upon and to be fair, Reid really came through for us on the night as well. He had two critical and albeit, game-changing saves for us in the first half while the score was still just 1-0 and those allowed us to remain in the proverbial driver's seat and control the tempo and direction of the match. Second half, we turned to the bench and brought in the fresh legs to close it out and honestly, they came in and extended the lead for us. Now it's onto the semifinals and the showdown in Bristol with the arch rival." -head coach Craig O'Rourke II
Next Up
Salve Regina (11-5-3) travels to face Roger Williams in the CCC Semifinals on Tuesday, November 2, at 7 p.m., while Curry (9-7-3) sees its season come to close.
