NORTH EASTON, MA–The College of Saint Rose opened its
Northeast-10 Conference docket in outstanding fashion with this afternoon's 3-1 victory at Stonehill. The Golden Knights (2-1/1-0 NE-10) scored all three of their goals in the first half and forged a balanced attack with six different players figuring in the scoring column.
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Saint Rose struck in the opening three minutes and twice within a five minute span late in the period, before the Skyhawks (3-2/0-1 NE-10) got on the board midway through the second stanza.
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Sophomore back
Nathan Brown, sophomore forward
Romaine Williamson, and junior forward
Joshua Hanif all found the back of the net as the Golden Knights engineered a 5-0 shot-on-goal differential throughout the opening 45 minutes.
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Brown finished a deflection off a corner kick to make it 1-0 and then Williamson delivered the game-winner with 32:07 elapsed when he one-touched home a cross from senior midfielder
Nick Iuorno. Hanif then made it 3-0 with 39:30 gone by.
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Stonehill sophomore midfielder Connor O'Brien ruined the clean sheet at the 59:53 mark when he found the lower left corner via a pass from sophomore forward Adam Branco off the right flank.
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Looking ahead, both teams return to the pitch this Saturday. Saint Rose will host third-ranked and three time defending NE-10 champion Southern New Hampshire at 5:00 pm. Meanwhile, Stonehill has a 7:00 pm date at Franklin Pierce in Rindge, NH.
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