Oct. 9, 2011

Box Score

How It Happened:
Charlotte's Guiseppe Gentile fired a pass from Evan James off the underside of the crossbar and over the goal line to give Charlotte a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute but Rhody freshman Mike Casey's first career goal evened things up at the 55:21 mark. Junior Andrew Tetzlaff set up the tally with a pass inside the box which freshman Ross Morison then redirected to Casey to make it a 1-1 game.

Inside the Box Score:

• With the draw, Rhode Island goes to 4-6-1 on the season and remains unbeaten in Atlantic 10 play with a 1-0-1 record. Meanwhile, #13 Charlotte moves to 8-2-1 (1-0-1 Atlantic 10).
• Charlotte held a 20-12 advantage in total shots and a 9-6 edge in shots on goal.
• The 49ers out-cornered the Rams, 9-2.
• Charlotte was whistled offsides seven times. URI was twice.
• Rhody committed 10 fouls to Charlotte's 12.
• Five yellow cards were issued in the match - three to Rhode Island and two to Charlotte.
• Redshirt senior goalkeeper Peyton Warwick finished with eight saves in goal for the Rams while Klay Davis turned away five shots for the Niners.
• Gentile scored for Charlotte at the 16:38 mark, with James picking up the assist.
• Casey scored Rhode Island's goal at 55:21, with assists going to Tetzlaff and Morison.
• Freshman Matt Sykes, along with Casey, led the Rams with three shots (two on goal) as did James as well as T.J. Beaulieu for Charlotte.

Additional Notes:

• The 1-1 draw keeps the Rhode Island/Charlotte series even at 2-2-3.
• With Friday's win over Saint Louis and Sunday's tie against Charlotte, Rhody is now undefeated in the first weekend of A-10 play for the first time since 2008.
• The 49ers are the second ranked team that the Rams have faced this season as Rhody also hosted #10 Boston College last month. Charlotte entered the weekend ranked in all four national polls - College Soccer News (#13), NSCAA (#14), Soccer Times (#15) and Soccer America (#16).
• Casey's goal was his first in a Rhode Island uniform. He now has three points on the season (1G/1A).
• With an assist on Casey's goal, Tetzlaff registered his first career point for the Rams.
• Morison also recorded his first career assist on the tally. He now leads the team with seven points (3G/1A).
• Junior Robby Gargaro has not missed a game - or a start - since joining the Rams in 2009. As a freshman, he started in each of URI's 20 matches and went on to start all 18 games last season. Today's contest against No. 13 Charlotte extended Gargaro's streak to 48 consecutive starts.

Up Next:
The Rams are back in action on Friday, Oct. 14, when they travel to La Salle for a 7 p.m. Game against the Explorers.