PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior forward Maximus Vigo (Canton, Mich.) and freshman Ernesto Barrosa (Madison, Conn.) scored less than two minutes apart in the final six minutes to give the visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves a 3-2 victory over the Rhode Island College Anchormen in Little East Conference (LEC) men's soccer action this afternoon.  WestConn, ranked No. 8 in its region, improves to 10-5-3 overall and stays perfect at 6-0 in the LEC.  Rhode Island College falls to 2-7-5 overall and 0-3-2 in the league.  WestConn will host conference rival Eastern Connecticut next on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

After a scoreless first half that saw WestConn outshoot the Anchormen, 8-5, the Wolves got on the board in the 50th minute on a goal by sophomore forward Nickolas Santana (New Haven, Conn.), who converted on a pass by sophomore Juan Gomez Herrera (Brentwood, N.Y.).  Rhode Island College's Luizandro Sanches tied the game with a goal in the 66th minute and gave the home team a 2-1 lead just over a minute later with his second marker of the contest. 

Wolves rookie Jokin Martinez (Jamaica, N.Y.) fed Vigo for the game-tying goal with 5:33 remaining in the second half, while both junior midfielder Jeffrey Norales (Bronx, N.Y.) and freshman Kauan Brandalise (Oxford, Conn.) registered assists on Barrosa's game-winner in the 86th minute.  Sanches was denied on his bid the to tie the game a second time on the third and final saves of the game by WestConn freshman goalie Makai Smith (Bridgeport, Conn.).  Shane Merklein had six stops for the Anchorme.