Rindge, N.H.  - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Soccer team dropped a non-conference road tilt to Franklin Pierce University, 4-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Sodexo Field in a battle of East Region powers.

The Spartans (1-1-0) were outshot by the Ravens (3-0-0), by a margin of 22-5, and edged in corners, 6-2. 

Franklin Pierce went into the half with a 1-0 advantage and used three second-half goals to pull away and secure the win. The Ravens Braudilio Rodrigues registered a hat trick in the match, while Kevon Evans scored the lone goal for STAC, his third of the season.

STAC Highlights and Game Notes

• Joshua Heber (L, 1-1) got the start between the pipes for the Spartans and stopped three of six shots faced.
• Tabor McDaniels made his collegiate appearance in net for STAC and allowed a late goal. 
• Five Spartans (Banca, Evans, Sadorf, Umana & Allen) tallied a shot in the contest.

How It Happened

• Franklin Pierce opened the scoring in the 11th minute on a Braudilio Rodrigues goal on a pass from Bernardo Prego to make it 1-0.
• Rodrigues struck twice more in the second half, with a pair of unassisted goals in the 65th and 67th minutes of the match to increase the Ravens lead to 3-0.
• Kevon Evans finally broke the shutout for St. Thomas Aquinas on a feed from Cole Allen to cut the deficit to 3-1 in the 79th minute.
• The final goal on the afternoon came courtesy of FPU's Francisco Javier Llamas in the 85th minute, with the helper going to Joao Valente to give the hosts the 4-1 victory.

Next Game

STAC opens the home portion of its schedule on Saturday, September 3, hosting Nyack College in a Noon tilt at Spartan Field in Sparkill. A kickoff tailgate will get the day started at 11:30 a.m. in the Spartan Field main parking lot.

Special Note 

Due to tailgate function, the main parking lot at Spartan Field will be closed. All fans are asked to park right next door at Venture Center (Address: 230 Route 340, Sparkill, NY).