Rhody Starters
Leyh, Warjas, Hansen, Bailes, Ari Stanton, Brennan, Lieberman, Alex Stanton, Gylfadottir, Nardella, Nickles (GK)

Davidson Starters 
Isaac, Bruce, Johnson, Fisher, Piperno, See, Boyd, Tuggle, Stelter, Grace-Himes, Locke (GK)

Scoring Summary

1st - URI - 12:14 - Ellie Bailes (Sarah Warjas) - 1st of the season
1st - DAV - 38:23 - Madison See (unassisted) - 1st of the season
1st - DAV - 44:19 - Stephanie Piperno (unassisted) - 4th of the season

How It Happened

Davidson established control early on, recording three corner kicks and rattling a shot off the post within the opening 10 minutes. However, it was Rhody that struck first when Ellie Bailes deflected in a service from Sarah Warjas at the 32:46 mark. Three minutes later, the teams entered a two-hour weather delay due to lightning and heavy rains.

After play resumed, Rhody was whistled for a foul in the box in the 39th minute. Goalkeeper Katie Nickles stopped the ensuing penalty kick, but Madison See slipped in the rebound to even things up at one apiece. The Wildcats then netted what would prove to be the game-winner with just 41 seconds remaining in the frame as Stephanie Piperno beat Nickles with a shot to the upper left 90.

For the Wildcats, the win snapped a five-game slide dating back to Oct. 3. Rhody, meanwhile, has dropped its second in a row marking the first time this season the Rams lose in back-to-back games.

Additional Notes

• Ellie Bailes' first-half goal was her first of the season as well as her first since 2012. She how has 12 career points on six goals.
• Sarah Warjas recorded the first point of her career with an assist on Bailes' goal.
• Katie Nickles stopped three shots but suffered her first loss in goal for the Rams. She falls to 7-1-2 on the season.
• Rhode Island held a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal and out-cornered the Wildcats by a 10-4 margin.
• The loss drops Rhody to 11-4-2 (3-3-1) while Davidson improves to 5-12-1 (2-5-0).

Quotables
Head Coach Michael Needham 

• "It was a tough game with some tough circumstances, but both teams had to deal with the same circumstances."
• "It came down to us making two mistakes, but we will be ready for a great game at Richmond on Sunday."

Up Next
Rhode Island wraps up the regular season on Sunday at Richmond. The Rams and Spiders will kickoff at 1:00 p.m.