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Women's soccer loses footing in A-10 Conference games
Matt Swiss
Issue date: 10/30/08 Section: Sports
10/30/08 - The University of Rhode Island women's soccer team fell to 2-7 in the Atlantic 10 Conference after being shutout 1-0 at Fordham University and defeated 4-1 at La Salle University. The weekend defeats snapped a two-game winning streak for Rhody.
Rhode Island was outshot Friday against Fordham, 15-6, and was outshot 8-3 on goal.
Agnes Arnadottir played well in her fourth start in goal, stopping seven of Fordham's eight shots.
Katie McDermott gave Fordham all the offense it needed with her fourth goal of the season with just under six minutes remaining in the first half.
Offensive execution was hard to come by for Rhode Island, as it was shutout for the sixth time overall and the fifth time in the conference. Rhody forwards junior Kassandra Spitler, sophomore Adrienne Ruhe Lischke and freshman Stephanie Santos were all denied on their goal-scoring opportunities.
"We are still struggling to score goals, but I really do feel that Fordham was one of the best teams we have played this fall," coach Zac Shaw said. "We have played very good soccer again, and have been able to dominate the game in some respects, but obviously scoring goals is what soccer is all about. We have been able to execute well, it is just frustrating for everyone that the ball has not been going into the goal as much as we would all like."
URI produced better offense in its loss to La Salle on Sunday, but its defense did not perform nearly as well. Sophomore goalkeeper Jackie Fede allowed four goals for the first time all season.
La Salle's sophomore forward, Alex Conley, scored as many goals in three minutes as the Rams have scored in its last three games. Both goals were unassisted and were Conley's fifth and sixth goals of the season. La Salle took its lead into halftime and held onto it for more than 19 minutes into the second half.
Santos cut La Salle's lead in half when she scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season. The goal was assisted by sophomore midfielder Kaylen Shimoda.
Rhode Island was outshot Friday against Fordham, 15-6, and was outshot 8-3 on goal.
Agnes Arnadottir played well in her fourth start in goal, stopping seven of Fordham's eight shots.
Katie McDermott gave Fordham all the offense it needed with her fourth goal of the season with just under six minutes remaining in the first half.
Offensive execution was hard to come by for Rhode Island, as it was shutout for the sixth time overall and the fifth time in the conference. Rhody forwards junior Kassandra Spitler, sophomore Adrienne Ruhe Lischke and freshman Stephanie Santos were all denied on their goal-scoring opportunities.
"We are still struggling to score goals, but I really do feel that Fordham was one of the best teams we have played this fall," coach Zac Shaw said. "We have played very good soccer again, and have been able to dominate the game in some respects, but obviously scoring goals is what soccer is all about. We have been able to execute well, it is just frustrating for everyone that the ball has not been going into the goal as much as we would all like."
URI produced better offense in its loss to La Salle on Sunday, but its defense did not perform nearly as well. Sophomore goalkeeper Jackie Fede allowed four goals for the first time all season.
La Salle's sophomore forward, Alex Conley, scored as many goals in three minutes as the Rams have scored in its last three games. Both goals were unassisted and were Conley's fifth and sixth goals of the season. La Salle took its lead into halftime and held onto it for more than 19 minutes into the second half.
Santos cut La Salle's lead in half when she scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season. The goal was assisted by sophomore midfielder Kaylen Shimoda.
