Box Score Rhode Island Starters: Nickles (GK), Warjas, Kahele-Manners, Reynolds, Ross, N. Brennan, Lieberman, Goncalves, Ludviksdottir, Gylfadottir, Cabral
Davidson Starters: Thomas (GK), Connell, Joss, Finke, Ballard, Zollicoffer, Western, Boyd, Cummings, Grace Himes, Landsberger
How It Happened
Nicole Brennan found the back of the net in the 24th minute- her fourth goal of the season – which gave Rhode Island a 1-0 lead into the second half. Rhody struck again when Taylor Ross took a shot to the far post in the 54th minute. URI sealed the lead when Madison Waldron added a third goal on the afternoon with just thirty seconds left to play.
The shut out advances Rhode Island to a 6-7-5 overall record for the regular season.
Scoring Summary
24:07 – URI – Nicole Brennan (Reynolds)
54:07 – URI – Taylor Ross (unassisted)
89:32 – URI – Madison Waldron (Brennan)
Inside the Box Score
- Katie Nickles registered her 12th career shutout and sixth clean sheet of the 2016 season.
- The senior GK registered 10 saves on the afternoon while her counterpart Kendall Thomas recorded one.
- Senior Nicole Brennan, junior Taylor Ross, and sophomore Madison Waldron each recorded goals on the afternoon.
- Davidson held a 23-7 advantage in total shots. The Wildcats put 11 shots on-goal. Rhode Island scored on three of its four shots on-goal for the afternoon.
- The Wildcats attempted nine corner kicks while Rhode Island tallied two.