Rhody Starters:
Cloutier, Soons, Hernandez, Ribbens, Uttley, Lindroos, Gargaro, Casey, Sykes, Moran, Spenser

New Hampshire Starters:
Caso, Bianchi, Maldonado, Roche, Bronner, Turner, Goerigk, Thomas, Weinstein, Cormier, Worra

How It Happened:
Rhode Island netted a pair of unassisted goals – one by Brett Uttley and another by Mike Casey – within the opening 16 minutes to take a quick 2-0 lead over the Wildcats.

Nine minutes into the second frame, UNH cut the lead in half before evening it up at two apiece in the 75th minute. New Hampshire then netted the go-ahead goal to move in front 3-2 at the 83:35 mark but Casey found the back of the net again - this time with just six ticks left on the clock - to knot the score at 3-3 and force overtime. 

There, Oscar Soons set Matt Ribbens up with a breakaway feed heading towards goal. Ribbens' first attempt was blocked by UNH goalkeeper Travis Worra, but Worra was unable to control the ball and Ribbens deposited the rebound into the back of the net for the game-winning goal. 

Scoring Summary:
9:56 – URI – Brett Uttley (unassisted)
16:16 – URI – Mike Casey (unassisted)
54:28 – UNH – Charlie Roche (Clint Caso)
74:27 – UNH – Angel Maldonado (unassisted)
83:35 – UNH – David Schlatter (unassisted)
89:54 – URI – Mike Casey (Robby Gargaro, Alan Hernandez)
98:17 – URI – Matt Ribbens (Oscar Soons, Brett Uttley)

Inside the Box Score:

• With the win, Rhode Island improves to 1-4-2 on the season while New Hampshire drops to 3-3-2.
• New Hampshire held a 22-13 advantage in shots. URI had actually outshot UNH (7-6) in the first half, but the Wildcats controlled play in the second half and put up 15 shots to the Rams' three. Overall, UNH put 13 attempts on goal while Rhody recorded seven.
• The Wildcats also out-cornered the Rams, 5-4. All four of URI's corners were in the first half while all five of UNH's came in the second half.
• Rhode Island committed 10 fouls to UNH's nine. 
• New Hampshire was whistled offsides four times while the Rams remained onsides throughout the entire match.
• Thomas Spenser finished with eight saves for the Rams, before being replaced by Adam Blanchard in the 88th minute. Travis Worra turned away three shots for New Hampshire.
• Ribbens and Casey led URI with three shots each (two on goal) while Clint Caso and Paul Bianchi each put three attempts on net for the Wildcats.

Additional Notes:

• The URI-UNH matchup was originally scheduled to be televised on Cox HD, but due to poor weather conditions, the telecast was cancelled. 
• With the win, URI improves to 16-14-1 in the all-time series vs. UNH.
• The victory was Rhode Island's first over New Hampshire since the 1990 season. Prior to tonight's win, the Rams had lost four consecutive matches against the Wildcats. 
• Casey's goals were his second and third of the year. He now has 12 career points (4G/4A). 
• Uttley's tally was his first as a Ram, but the second of his collegiate career as he also scored once as a sophomore at Quinnipiac.
• Ribbens' goal was his first of the season and fifth of his career. He now has 15 career points (5G/5A).
• Soons also registered his first point as a Ram when he assisted on Ribbens' game-winning goal.
• Hernandez collected his second assist of the season on Casey's game-tying goal.
• Gargaro's assist was his first of the year, marking his first multi-point season for the Rams. Additionally, the senior captain 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 in both 2010 and 2011. Tuesday's contest against New Hampshire extended Gargaro's streak to 63 consecutive starts.

Up Next:
The Rams are back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 25, when they travel to Boston College for a 4 p.m. match against the Eagles.