Box Score
How it Happened:
Rhody got on the board first in the 32nd minute, as Jennifer Barrientos took a hard, crossing pass from Maggie MacDonald on the right side and beat Siena GK Taylor Booth from eight yards out on the left side.
Siena tallied the equalizer in the 49th minute, before Ashley Evangelista found the back of the net in the 54th minute on a breakaway goal, set up by a forwarding pass from Marisa Ammaturo. Rhody ended the scoring in the 76th minute, as freshman Jessie Valenti registered her first collegiate goal on a point-blank put-back in the box.
Inside the Box Score:
- Rhode Island is 2-0 for the first time since 2003. That year, the Rams downed James Madison and Northeastern at home to start the season.
- The Rams outshot the Saints 13-3 - including a 6-2 edge in shots on-goal.
- Jennifer Barrientos has two goals so far this season. She entered 2012 with just one career tally.
- Maggie MacDonald's assist was the second of her Rhody career.
What's Next:
Rhode Island hosts NJIT at 1 p.m. this Sunday at the URI Soccer Complex.