Roger Williams Blanks Women’s Soccer in Season Opener
Posted: Sep 01, 2022

Roger Williams Blanks Women’s Soccer in Season Opener

Scoring Summary
1st - 3:30 - Jen Donohue (Roger Williams)
2nd - 56:58 - Sofie Morris (Roger Williams)
Game Leaders
Roger Williams
G: 2 Players (#8, #17) - 1
A: 2 Players (#20, #23) - 1
Sh: Leah Yucius - 4
Sv: Coco Marrelli - 4
Framingham St.
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Grayson Tellier - 3
Sv: Jetta Oskirko - 7
Team Stats
Full stats

Framingham, Mass.– The Roger Williams University women's soccer team defeated Framingham State by a score of 2-0 in the 2022 season opener for both squads Thursday afternoon at Maple Street Field.  

THE BASICS: 

- Score: Roger Williams 2, Framingham State 0 

- Records: Framingham State (0-1), Roger Williams (1-0) 

- Location: Maple Street Field – Framingham, Mass.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

  • The Hawks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 4th minute when Raffaella Brunetti sent a great cross to Jen Donohue who buried it in the net for her first tally of the season.  

  • The Rams had a good opportunity to knot the game up in the 40th minute but Hawks goaltender Coco Marrelli made a sliding save, the rebound went to the foot of a Rams player and Marrelli made another diving save to keep the Rams off the board.  

  • The Rams looked to have an equalizer in the 56th minute but the score was waved off as the FSU player was ruled offside. 

  • On the ensuing possession RWU converted on a corner kick when Sofie Morris headed in a strike from Grace Kelly to reach the final margin.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

  • Marrelli registered four saves in the complete game shutout.  

  • Jetta Oskirko knocked away seven attempts for the Rams.  

  • RWU held an advantage in shots, 18-to-9 while the Rams led in corner kicks 7-to-4.   

UP NEXT: 

  • The Rams return to the pitch on Saturday when they host Suffolk at noon. The Hawks will travel to Babson for non-conference action the same day at 1pm.