News Release

WPI 4, Rivier 2

Worcester, MA --- Sean O’Keefe (Walpole, MA) and Brandon Finzel (Northport, NY) scored just 15 seconds apart late in the second half to help lead WPI to a 4-2 victory over visiting Rivier in non-conference men’s soccer action on Wednesday evening. The Engineers improve to 8-4-1 on the season while Rivier dips to 5-7-2.

The goals, scored in the 83rd minute, came nearly 10 minutes after Joshua Sindoni had tied the match for the Raiders. O’Keefe’s tally came from a feed from Benjamin Gilde (Manchester, NH) while Finzel’s marker was assisted by Jeff Doyon (Storrs, CT).

WPI took a 2-1 lead into halftime when Gilde notched an unassisted goal with just over a minute remaining in the first half. The Crimson and Gray scored the opening goal of the match in the 14th minute when Chris Lyons (Jefferson, MA) finished a series of passes from Matt Douville (Northbridge, MA) and O’Keefe. Rivier answered back midway through the half when Philip Ramos (Dracut, MA) found the back on the net.

Michael Vekakis (Colchester, CT) was credited with an assist on both Raider goals.

Senior goalkeeper Brian Catalano (Whitinsville, MA) made two saves while improving to 8-1-1 on the season. Victor Joubert (Haverhill, MA) recorded eight stops in a solid performance in net for Rivier. For the match, the Engineers enjoyed a 28-5 advantage in shots.

WPI returns to NEWMAC action on Friday when they travel to New London, CT to face Coast Guard at 7pm. Rivier will be at Emmanuel for a key GNAC match on Saturday.

Submitted 2006-10-18 19:00:00 by D3Kicks.com Sports Information Department

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