Sept. 2, 2000

KINGSTON, R.I. - Junior forward Shannon Kittleson scored two goals in a span of 19 seconds early in the second half to lift Rhode Island past Holy Cross, 3-1, in a non-conference match tonight at the URI Soccer Complex.

The Rams (2-0) have won their home opener in four of the last five years.

Junior midfielder Catherine Zanni got URI on the board when she scored on a direct kick in the 30th minute. Sophomore sweeper Brandy Ault tallied the Crusaders' lone goal of the night off a feed from junior midfielder Kate O'Shaughnessy in the 34th minute to tie the match at 1-1.

Kittleson broke the tie early in the second half, converting a pass from senior midfielder Stephanie Boisvert to give the Rams a 2-1 advantage. Kittleson added an insurance goal just :19 later to extend the lead to 3-1. She nearly completed the hat trick in the 76th minute, but her penalty kick hit the post.

Game Summary
Holy Cross (0-1)  1    0  --   1
URI (2-0)         1    2  --   3

First Half:  URI: Catherine Zanni (unassisted), 29:16
	     HC: BrandyAult (O'Shaughnessy), 33:04
Second Half: URI: Shannon Kittleson (Stephanie Boisvert), 47:00
	     URI: Kittleson (unassisted), 47:19
Saves:	     HC, Tiffany DeCoff (3), URI, Mary Hunter (1)
Shots:	     URI 8, HC 8