Anna Maria Opens With Draw Against Curry

- PAXTON, MASS. : After a 679-day layoff between home games, the Anna Maria College men's soccer team returned to Caparso Field and treated fans to a thrilling 5-5 double-overtime draw against visiting Curry College on Wednesday evening in the season opener for both programs.

THE BASICS:

- Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2021
- Score: Curry 5, Anna Maria 5 (2 OT)
- Records: Colonels of Curry (0-0-1) | AMCATS of Anna Maria (0-0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- With the rains coming down, the first half was a wet back-and-forth shootout with a combined six goals scored, as they went into intermission tied 3-3.

- In the second half, it was more of the same. Every time the AMCATS took the lead, the Colonels would find the equalizer. The pivotal moment came in the final minute of regulation with Anna Maria having clung to a 5-4 lead for nearly 30 minutes. With 18.4 seconds to go in the period, Curry junior forward Ryan Brady (Weymouth, Mass.) scored out a cluster in front of the Anna Maria goal to send the game into overtime. Twenty more minutes was not enough to decide a winner, as both teams came away with a tie.

- Anna Maria junior forward Hezekiah Adeyeye (Woonsocket, RI) led the AMCATS with two goals and an assist on the night. Rookie midfielder Rubelsi Moran (Holden, MA) made an immediate impact on the field, with one goal and two assists in his first collegiate game. Senior midfielder Nick Lawrence (North Attleboro, MA) posted one score and assisted on another while freshman Bryan Gonzalez (Bridgeville, DE) scored Anna Maria's fourth goal of the game. Freshman goalkeeper David Flores (San Antonio, TX) finished with five saves in net.

- Curry senior forward Richard Silva (Pompano Beach, Fla.) carried the Colonels for much of the day, finishing with a hat trick. Freshman forward Isaiah Harris-Wolfe (Boston, Mass.) scored his first career goal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Shots: CC 15, ANM 14

-  Shots on Goal: CC 10, ANM 7

-  Saves: ANM 5, CC 2

UP NEXT:

- Anna Maria will be back on the field on Saturday when they play host to Salve Regina University in a 1:30 p.m. game.

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