Rhode Island College senior midfielders Corey Carvalho and Louis Tavares, along with junior forward Mike Patriarca, were named to the All-Tournament Team, but the Anchormen were shut out, 2-0, in the title contest of the 2010 Rowan Invitational by the host Profs'.
Both men's soccer teams advanced to the title game with victories in the tournament's opening round on Friday. Rowan beat St. Joseph's, 5-1, while Rhode Island picked up their first win of the season, defeating Berkeley, 4-1.
Leading the charge on the Profs' home turf was junior midfielder Joe Parella, who netted both of Rowan's goals. Junior Cristhian and sophomore Andrew Brawner picked up the assists in the victory.
Parella's first goal came at 15:41 in the first period. He connected on a one-timer pass from Gonzalez that slammed off the far post and into the net. At the 71:22 mark in the second half, Brawner took a shot that rebounded off the crossbar and Parella headed it in for the his second goal of the contest.
Rowan took 12 shots, while Rhode Island had seven. The Profs' senior goalkeeper Charlie Cunliffe made two saves to record his second shutout of the season. RIC junior goalkeeper Nic Clark stopped three shots in the loss.
Rowan improved to 3-0 with the victory, while RIC falls to 1-2 in the early stages of the season with the loss. The Anchormen get back into action on Wednesday, Sept. 8th when they host Lassel College.
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