Men's Soccer
Rhode Island Men's Soccer Shut Down at Boston University, 4-0
Sept. 14, 2008
BOSTON - The Rhode Island men's soccer team dropped a 4-0 decision to Boston University, Sunday afternoon at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass. The loss drops Rhody to 2-2-0 on the season while the Terriers pick up their first victory and improve to 1-3-1.
BU wasted little time getting on the board, as Shaun Taylor found the back of the net on the first shot of the game at the 6:25 mark. Stephen Knox picked up an assist on the tally.
Tom Strackhouse went on to net back-to-back goals at 47:24 and 48:29 to put the home team up by three before Jin Oh sealed the win with BU's fourth goal of the game at 54:13.
For the game, the Terriers outshot the Rams 16-4 and held a 10-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Hrafn Davidsson earned the win in goal while junior Chris Pennock (Middlesborough, England) was charged with the loss, having given up all four BU goals in 54 minutes of play. Sophomore Peyton Warwick (Prairie Village, Kansas) and junior Anthony Tavares (East Providence, R.I.) combined to close out the game's final 36 minutes with Warwick turning away the Terriers' lone shot on goal.
The Rams are back in action on Wednesday night, when they return to the URI Soccer Complex to host Harvard at 5 p.m.
