Sideline: Vella Goal, Kelly & Russo
Postgame
Williamstown, MA—The Williams College men's soccer team
defeated RPI 3-2 in a non-conference match Monday afternoon.
Gaston
Kelly broke a 2-2 tie late in the second half when he received
a through ball from Joe Vella in the box
and beat keeper Alex Penny to earn the Ephs 9th victory of the
year.
The Ephs (9-1-2) scored early in the 2nd minute of the game when
Joe Vella connected with a corner from Peter
Christman. Vella headed the ball into the goal to put the Ephs
up 1-0.
RPI (7-4-2) struck back midway through the first half in the
21st minute when Jake Tonkel headed a cross from Tyler Iosue past
keeper Peter
Morrell. Morrell recorded no saves in 90 minutes of play for
the Ephs.
Williams broke the tie in the 60th minute in the second half
when Charlie Romero received a ball from Peter
Christman and beat the keeper to put the Ephs up 2-1. RPI
countered in the 73rd minute when Andrew Tambasco chipped a ball
behind the Williams defense to Jake Tonkel who drilled the ball
into the right side of the goal. It was Tonkel's second goal of the
match.
Overall the Ephs outshot RPI 18 to 5, and had 16 corner kicks
compared to 5 for RPI. RPI keeper Alex Penny had 6 saves in 90
minutes of play.
The win was a much needed victory for the Ephs after Saturdays
defeat to Bowdoin College. Coach Russo was particularly proud of
his team for the way they responded after the loss.
"I thought we played with intensity, commitment, and
resilience," remarked Coach Russo, "I was interested in seeing how
we responded after the tough loss to Bowdoin. We gave up two goals,
but I am very pleased with the result and how we responded."
The Ephs will return to play Saturday when they travel to
Medford to battle Tufts University.