PROVIDENCE, R.I.--No. 4 seed Rhode Island College scored twice in the first 25 minutes of the game en route to a 3-0 win over No. 5 Keene State College in the quarterfinal round of the Little East Conference men's soccer tournament at Alumni Field.

Records

• Keene State:  6-8-4
• Rhode Island College:  11-6-1

How It Happened

Sa-Leem Kamarah netted twice, including the opener in the 11th minute when the ball was spilled in the box and Kamarah pounced to slide it past KSC goalie Nate Howard.   Mbambi Mbungu had the next chance for the Owls, but his shot was wrapped up by RIC goalie Charlie Tashjian.  

Kamarah added another 15 minutes later, controlling a pass from James Petrella before scoring past Howard again.  In the second half, Benny Tamzarian appeared to have scored with a header off a corner kick from Denis Fleming, but the ball was cleared off the line and was adjudged to not have gone over.  

Egardo Cardona wrapped up the win in the 65th minute, looping a shot over Howard after the ball was played into the box by Jonathan Oliveira.   Vance Bates had a pair of shots save by Tashjian following the goal, but the Owls could not find a way pas the Anchormen senior keeper, who made five saves in the shutout.

Howard made seven stops for Keene State, which was outshot 20-13.

Inside the Box

• The teams last met in the postseason in 2019, when the Owls scored a 1-0 win in the semifinals of the LEC tournament courtesy of an own goal.
• Keene State had never lost to Rhode Island College in the LEC tournament in six previous attempts.

Up Next

• The Owls' season comes to an end.
• Rhode Island College heads to top seeded Eastern Connecticut State on Thursday night for a semifinal.