Box Score

How it Happened

In the first A-10 conference game of the 2011 season, Massachusetts netted goals in the 20th and 36th minutes, taking a 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon. With Massachusetts' victory, the Minutemen extend their win-streak to five games and Rhode Island earned its second consecutive loss. For the first goal, Deanna Colarossi scored a header from the corner, with Tori Sousa recording the assist. Julie Morrissey scored the second goal, her fifth of the season, on a sliding shot from the right, with Brittany Moore assisting.

What it Means

With the loss, the Rams fall to 5-5-1 overall and 0-1-0 in A-10 on the season. Massachusetts improves to 7-2-1 overall and 1-0-0 in A-10 play. Rhode Island is now 15-9-0 all-time vs. Massachusetts since the series began in 1988. Last season, the Rams defeated the Minutemen 1-0 at the URI Soccer Complex.

Inside the Box Score and Beyond:

• Massachusetts outshot Rhode Island 18-10
• Rhode Island had three fouls to the Minutemen's 11, with Massachusetts earning eight in the second half 
• For Rhode Island, Samantha Leyh, Jennifer Barrientos and Ashley Evangelista all had two shots, with Evangelista recording two shots-on-goal, leading the Rams 
• Rhode Island goalkeeper Ashley Harris blocked four Massachusetts shots 
• For Massachusetts, Moa Mattsson had a game-high five shots and Colarossi nabbed four, with two shots-on-goal 
• This is Rhode Island's second 2-0 loss of the season, following the Sept. 16 loss at Northeastern 

What's Next

Rhode Island continues its three-game road trip, traveling to Saint Louis on Oct. 7.