BABSON PARK, Mass.—Senior
Ben Cosentino (Farmington, Conn.) scored his first goal of the season in the 74th minute but Babson College conceded a late equalizer and settled for a 1-1 draw with visiting Rhode Island College in non-conference men's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.
Babson, which has tied back-to-back games, is now 6-2-4 on the year. Rhode Island College, which has lost just once over its last six matches, is now 5-4-4 overall.
The Beavers dominated the first 80 minutes of the match and finally broke the scoreless deadlock by taking advantage of a defensive miscue by the Anchormen. First-year goalkeeper Jake Raymond (Chepachet, R.I.) was forced to race out to the right corner of the box to play a slow-rolling back pass and his clearance deflected off Cosentino, who chased down the loose ball and tapped it into the open net to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
The Green and White was unable to see the game out though, as Rhode Island College scored on its only shot on target of the match in the 85th minute. Sophomore Julian Orellana (Providence, R.I.) chased down a loose ball along the right sideline and whipped a service into the box that bounced twice through traffic for first-year Maco Hoxhilli (Somerville, Mass.), who one-touched his finish past Babson first-year goalkeeper
Bradan Condit (Denver, Colo.) for his first career goal.
Babson missed a golden opportunity to take the lead less than three minutes into the second half when sophomore
Connor Hanrahan (Naperville, Ill.) was pushed down going to goal by Raymond, setting up a penalty kick, but senior
Will Lloyd (Lexington, Mass.) blasted the spot kick over the crossbar. First-year
James Cooper (Paget, Bermuda) missed just wide of the right post in the 57th minute, and Raymond denied a volley by junior
Phillip Finch (La Jolla, Calif.) from the corner of the six-yard box in the 78th minute, just 90 seconds after classmate
Christian Gardner (Miami, Fla.) sailed an open look from inside 15 yards over the crossbar.
Raymond also made a diving save to push away a 25-yard blast by sophomore
Nicholas Adams (Norwell, Mass.) on the only shot on goal by either team in the first half in the 20th minute.
Condit, who was making his first collegiate start, did not make a save for the Beavers, who finished with a 19-4 edge in shots for the match. His counterpart Raymond turned away five shots in his fifth start of the year.
Both sides are back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. as Babson hosts Salve Regina, while Rhode Island College travels to Western Connecticut.
GAME NOTES
• The Beavers are now 0-0-2 all-time against Rhode Island College and Tuesday's match was the first all-time between the teams in the regular season.
• Cosentino's goal marked the sixth time Babson has scored in the 74th minute or later this fall.
• The Green and White is now 5-0-4 this season when conceding one goal or fewer.
• Lloyd was in the starting XI for the 62nd consecutive game on Tuesday.
