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University of Rhode Island

Women's Soccer

Rhody's Season Ends With Double-Overtime Loss to Top-Seeded Hawks in A-10 Quarterfinals

Box Score

Rhode Island Starters: Nickles (GK), Warjas, Kahele-Manners, Reynolds, Ross, N. Brennan, Lieberman, Goncalves, Ludviksdottir, Gylfadottir, Cabral

Saint Joseph's Starters: Bendon (GK), Mulvey, Dimes, Mills, Finneyfrock, Dipippa, Hartwell-Miller, Pergman, Ryan, Galen, Vanozzi

How It Happened
 Rhode Island's season ended in heartbreaking fashion as the Rams fell 1-0 on an own goal in double-overtime to Saint Joseph's in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship Thursday night.

Rhody - the tournament's No. 8 seed – outplayed top-seeded Saint Joseph's for large portions of the match, but the Hawks (17-1-2) ended the game when Taylor Ryan headed a corner kick from Paige Bergman in the 102nd minute. The shot went off a Rhode Island defender into the net.

The Rams (6-8-5) had several quality chances, including three late in regulation. In the 79th minute, Eydis Embla Ludviksdottir got her head on a corner kick cross from Svana Hermannsdottir, but Saint Joseph's keeper Grace Bendon was just able to stop it. In the 87th minute, Emily Wakeford lofted a long shot that Bendon just tipped off the crossbar. Wakeford nearly struck again in the final minute of regulation when she ripped a shot from inside the box, but a Saint Joseph's defender blocked it.

Rhode Island also had the best scoring chance of the first half when a Saint Joseph's foul in the box gave the Rams a penalty kick in the 32nd minute. However, Donika Murray's shot was stopped by Bendon, who moved a step to her right to make the save.

Scoring Summary
 101:29 – SJU – Rhode Island own goal

Inside the Box Score

  • Rhode Island had a slight edge in shots on goal, finishing with 10 compared to nine for Saint Joseph's.
  • Allyson Reynolds led Rhody with three shots on goal, including one in the first overtime that required a diving save by Saint Joseph's goalie Grace Bendon.
  • Rhody keeper Katie Nickles made eight saves, while her counterpart Bendon made 10 for the Hawks. Nickles finishes the season with 95 saves. 
  • The shutout was the second of the season for Bendon, who was making just her fifth start of the year.
  • Saint Joseph's had a 5-0 edge in corner kicks in the first half, and an 11-4 advantage for the game.
  • Rachael Lieberman had two shots on goal for the Rams in the first half.
  • Saint Joseph's improved to 8-1-1on the road, and 5-0-2 in overtime. 
  • Rhode Island finished the season 1-3-5 in overtime.



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