BY: CAMERON DUMONT; STAFF WRITER
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com
St. Bonaventure men’s soccer dropped their game Saturday 2-0 to conference foe Rhode Island Rams. The loss drops the Bonnies to a record of 1-2-1 in Athletic 10 play and 3-6-2 on the season. The Rams sit at 2-6-3 on their season following the victory.
The Bonnies opened with intensity out of the gate forcing Rhode Island to try and catch up, however both teams remained scoreless through the first half. The closest look came in the 32nd minute when Rhode Island got a great shot but freshman goalie Felix Shöne dived and managed to knock it away. The ball deflected off the post and back towards the box until it was cleared out by the defense.
Entering the second half the intensity remained high on defense for the Bonnies and their slow possessive offense looked as if it would be what put the ball in the back of the net, but the Rams countered with their on-the-ball dribbling. Rams’ freshman forward Kyler Vojvodic dribbled past multiple defenders on the counter and laid off a pass to freshman forward Lou Forster for the first goal in the 56th minute.
From there the Bonnies would dominate possession and stay patient, however Rhode Island packed the box not allowing many good looks. There were many points when St. Bonaventure’s fullbacks passed the ball back and forth waiting for an opening, but the Rams had plugged all the passing lanes.
The Bonnies’ last good chance came in the 88th minute when they got behind the defense, but they weren’t quite able to get a shot off. From there Rhode Island quickly countered and while the first shot was blocked, Theo Harris recovered the rebound and scored after a communication error on the back end. That goal was scored with around 30 seconds remaining closing the door on a comeback attempt.
While St. Bonaventure dropped this game, their intensity from the first to last whistle will be a point they look to bring to their next game on Oct. 7 at Robert Morris University, where the Bonnies will look to rebound.
