RPI Claims Title With 3-0 Victory
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – RPI claimed the Union Men’s Soccer Classic title on Saturday with a 3-0 win against Worcester State at College Park on the campus of Union College. The Engineers won both games during the two day festival, outscoring their opponents 11-1. With the victory RPI improves to 4-0-0, while Worcester State goes to 2-1-1.
Despite a scoreless first half, RPI controlled most of the possessions and finally broke through at the 48:34 mark when junior midfielder Mike Long (Hopkinton, NH) found the back of the net off a Lancer turnover.
Just over ten minutes later at 59:21, the Engineer sophomore midfielder Ben Poser (Scotts Valley, CA) connected on a rebound goal when the ball found his foot out of a crowd in front.
Playing with a 2-0 advantage RPI continued to pressure and scored again at 74:28 on a onetime by Long, who was fed by freshmen midfielder Matt Koliopouis (Franklin, MA).
RPI outshot Worcester State 20-6, including 9-1 on goal. The Engineers also took 10 corners as compared to the Lancers two.
RPI sophomore goalkeeper Alex Penny (Northport, NY) pitched a shutout, turning aside one shot. At the other end sophomore Daniel Hansen (Worcester, MA) made five saves, including four in the second half.