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Joel Thiessen's two goals helped Rio Grande to an 8-1 victory over Daemen
Joel Thiessen's two goals helped Rio Grande to an 8-1 victory over Daemen
Sat, Oct 10, 2009 - [Men's Soccer]

October 10, 2009

RedStorm take care of business versus Daemen

Rio Grande --- The University of Rio Grande RedStorm men's soccer team, ranked No. 8 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, continued its' hot streak with an 8-1 victory over Daemen College on Saturday night at Evan Davis Field.

Rio Grande (9-2) won for the sixth consecutive time. The RedStorm had numerous chances early in the game and finally broke through in 22nd minute on a goal from junior mid-fielder Chris Anderson (Lancaster, England). Anderson was assisted on the goal by sophomore mid-fielder Sam Fairhurst (Wigan, England). Anderson would add two assists in the game. 
 
Rio would score four more times in the first half to take a 5-0 lead to halftime. Freshman mid-fielder/forward Richard Isberner (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored in the 24thminute to give the RedStorm a 2-0 advantage.
 
Sophomore forward Joel Thiessen (Newcastle, Australia) notched the first of two goals, on a free kick, in the 40th minute. Freshman forward Scott Bibby (Doncaster,England) scored the first of two goals, which now give him a team-high 12 on the season, in the 44th minute. Thiessen knocked in his second goal with two seconds remaining in the first half, again off a free kick. 
 
It did not take the RedStorm long to get on the board in the second half. Freshman mid-fielder/forward Rafael Maccauro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) scored in the 49th minute to give Rio a 6-0 lead. Anderson registered the assist.
 
Daemen (2-9) would break through and score on its only opportunity of the night. Ryan Benninger, just moments after checking into the game, found the back of the net in the 74th minute to keep the Wildcats from being shutout. This was the first goal Rio had surrendered since the 2-1 loss to Lindsey Wilson, September 19.
 
Rio would score more insurance goals over the final 13 minutes of play to put the capper on another impressive win. Senior mid-fielder Jon Brooks (Blackburn, England) scored in the 77th minute with Anderson being credited with the assist and Bibby closed out the scoring in the 86th minute after receiving a deflected feed from junior mid-fielder Drew McCaffery (Ashland, KY). 
 
"With the way we started off, I thought we played really well in the first half," said Rio Grande head coach Scott Morrissey. "We were a little late on scoring, but we created a ton of chances and the execution was really, really good."
 
"Probably the only blemish was the one dead ball delivery that they had and we were way too deep and it just kind of bounced the right way for them," Morrissey said. "Apart from that though I thought it was a good result and it's good to get the win."
 

Rio now turns its attention to a big week with former American Mideast Conference foes Cedarville and NAIA No. 4 Notre Dame College. The Cedarville game is set for October 15 at 7 p.m. and Notre Dame will come to town on Saturday for a 7 p.m. kick-off. "We've got two big games next week, so we'll look forward to getting back at it next week," Morrissey said.