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

Maine Starters
Ridley, Varin-Tremblay, Gougeon, Leon-Palmer, Pellerin, Achille, Emajoe, LaBonte, Robinson, Saulter, Dube-Trempe (GK)

Scoring Summary

1st Half - URI - Simone Hansen (Nardella, Murray) - 33:49 (2nd of season)
1st Half - URI - Nicole Brennan (PK) - 36:13 (4th of season)

2nd Half - URI - Samantha Leyh (Brennan) - 49:05 (4th of season)

How It Happened

1st Half
Despite having a distinct advantage in time of possession, Rhode Island did not have the best opportunity in the early going. Goalkeeper Reilly Lindsey was forced to make consecutive diving saves to keep Maine off the board in the 14th minute. The Rams, known for their quick-strike capabilities, scored twice in a three minute span from the 34th-37th minute. Rhody earned a corner and Donika Murray drove a ball into the box where Amanda Nardella deflected it towards Simone Hansen, who buried it for the game's first goal. A few minutes later, when Nardella was brought down in the box, Nicole Brennan continued her hot streak as she finished a penalty kick to double the Rams lead. 

2nd Half
Samantha Leyh put the game on ice early in the second half when she perfectly timed a run on a corner by Brennan and placed a stunning header past Maine keeper Claudia Dube-Trempe. The Rams continued to control play for much of the second half and earned their eighth win of the 2014 season.

Inside the Box Score

• Shots: (URI - 17, MAINE - 9); Shots On Goal: (URI - 11, MAINE - 4)
• Corners: (URI - 11, MAINE - 4)
• Fouls: (MAINE - 10, URI - 8)
• Cards: (NONE)
• Records: (Rhode Island 8-1-1; Wagner 2-6-1)
• Goalkeepers: (URI - Reilly Lindsey - 4 saves, 0 GA, 90:00; MAINE - Claudia Dube-Trempe, 8 saves, 3 GA, 90:00)

Quotables - Postgame Video

Additional Notes

• Brennan's three-point game gives her eight for the weekend and 12 this season; Coming into the weekend, no Ram had more than eight points total.
• With 33 career points, Leyh now ranks 22nd on the URI all-time points list. 
• Brennan jumps from outside the top 50 to 41st on the list.
• Michael Needham eclipses the .500 mark for his overall record with the two-win weekend (32-31-5).

Up Next

The Rams open Atlantic 10 play versus the St. Joseph's Hawks on October 3, at 7:00 p.m. in Kingston, R.I.