Silva and Faria Notch Hat Tricks as Men’s Soccer Opens Season with 6-1 Win Over Johnson & Wales

Framingham, Mass.  — Senior midfielder Scotty Faria (Fall River, Mass.) and senior forward Jason Silva (Northbridge, Mass.) each picked up a hat trick as the Framingham State University men's soccer team opened the 2010 season with a 6-1 non-conference win over Johnson and Wales University at Maple Street Field this afternoon. 

Johnson and Wales (0-1) scored first and took a 1-0 lead in the 18^th minute on sophomore Ben Bellows (Chester, Conn.) first goal of the season. 

The Rams (1-0) would score six unanswered goals en route to the win.  Silva tied the game at 21:01 of the first half as converted off an assist from sophomore Cory Ferris (Somerset, Mass.).  Silva would add his second in the 33^rd minute to send the game to half with the Rams leading 2-1.  Junior Richie Green (Haverhill, Mass.) assisted on Silva's second tally.

Faria scored the Rams first three goals of the second half to push the Rams lead to 5-1 and Silva finished the scoring in the 83^rd minute with his third of the game. 

Joe Ferraro (Freehold, NJ) picked up the loss in net for the Wildcats making 11 saves, while Greg Halle (Beverly, Mass.) picked up his first win and made five stops for the Rams.

The Rams return to action on Saturday as they travel to Gordon College at 2 p.m., while the Wildcats travel to Springfield College on Saturday at noon.