Rhody Starters
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Elworthy, Ross, Lieberman, Bailes, Ari Stanton, Brennan, DiFonso, Alex Stanton, Gylfadottir, Delaney, Nickles (GK)

UNH Starters
Prince, Smith, Radack, O'Neil, Murray, Murphy, Sloan, Hardy, Feraco, Griffin, Borkan (GK)

Scoring Summary
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How It Happened
1st Half

• Katie Nickles was challenged early on, stopping two UNH shots in the 11th and 12th minutes.  
• The Rhody GK made four saves in the first half.

2nd Half             

• Rhody had several chances in the final 2:00 of play in the half, as Alexa Elworthy and Katrin Gylfadottir each put a shot on net, stopped by UNH GK Mimi Borkan. 
• Ari Stanton also had a shot go wide during that offensive flurry.

Extra Time

• Rhode Island attempted two shots in the first OT, with Emily Wakeford and Racheal Lieberman each trying to find the back of the net in the 93rd minute. 
• Ari Stanton's 108th minute strike was the best scoring attempt during extra time, but Borkan again came up with the same. 
• The two sides didn't find any openings in extra time and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

Inside the Box Score

• UNH outshot Rhody, 15-9, in the 110 minutes of play - including an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.
• Ari Stanton led URI with three shots attempted.  Emily Wakeford tallied two shots.
• The Wildcats held a slim edge in corner kicks - 8-6
• Katie Nickles stopped all eight shots she saw, while her counterpart Mimi Borkan registered three saves.
• New Hampshire committed 15 fouls, while Rhode Island was whistled for 11.

Quotable from Coach Needham

• "I was really pleased with how our team played tonight, overcoming two lightning delays, and being able to keep a zero on the scoreboard was huge."
• "Katie Nickles played a solid game for us in net.  She was a key player in tonight's game for us."
• "As a whole, our team really settled in nicely, UNH came out and put us on our heels early on, but I was really happy with the way we responded and battled."
• "It is huge for the team to be able to earn a point on the road this early on in the season."

Up Next
The Rams return to action in six days, playing at UMass Lowell on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m.