Rhode Island Starters 
Tracewell, Wakeford, Bailes, Ari Stanton, Ross, Lieberman, DiFonso, Alex Stanton, Gylfadottir, Nardella, Nickles (GK)

Massachusetts Starters 
Alvarez, Gibson, Sverrisdottir, Burke, Weithofer, Doster, Kozlowski, Fratarcangeli, Bruno, Smith, Babin (GK)

How It Happened
Taylor Ross got the Rams on the board quickly scoring only 1:52 into the game, as she tapped in a cross from Ari Stanton for her third goal in as many games. UMass would tie it up ten minutes later as Julia Weithofer fired a shot from the 12 yard box pass URI goalkeeper Katie Nickles.

The Minutewomen would score two more times in the half. Erin Doster scored in the 31st minute scoring on a shot from inside the eight yard box. Six minutes later UMass scored off a corner kick in the 36th minute to take a 3-1 lead into the half. 

Ellie Bailes cut the lead to 3-2 early in the second half, when she scored late in the 51st minute for her first goal of the season.  Less than 10 minutes later UMass added some insurance on a header by Jackie Bruno in the 61st minute to take the lead for good. 

Scoring Summary
1:52 - Rhode Island - Taylor Ross (Ari Stanton)
11:32 - Massachusetts - Julia Weithofer (Erin Doster)
31:41 - Massachusetts - Erin Doster (Gabriela Kenyon)
36:50 - Massachusetts - Laura Johns (unassisted)
51:59 - Rhode Island - Ellie Bailes (unassisted)
60:21 - Massachusetts - Jackie Bruno (Megan Burke)

Inside the Box Score

• Taylor Ross scored her third goal of the season. She has scored in each of the last three games.
• Ellie Bailes' goal in the second half was her first of the season.
• Katie Nickles made 12 saves in net for Rhody - her seventh game this season making at least seven saves in game. Her counterpart Cassidy Babin tallied one stop.
• Massachusetts was whistled for 10 fouls. Rhode Island was called for six.
• Neither of the two teams were whistled for off sides in 90 minutes of play.

Up Next
The Rams return home to the URI Soccer Complex on Thursday evening to play host to Dayton. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start.