Rhody Starters
Nickles (GK), Waldron, Rossi, Reynolds, Ross, N Brennan, Lieberman, Goncalves, DiFonso, Ludviksdottir, Nardella. 

Vermont Starters
Speckmaier (GK), James, Monaghan, Martin, A Jenkins, Green, Yurick, B Jenkins, Keimel, McFarland, Garfinkel. 

How it Happened
Sophomore Emily Wakeford scored her first goal of the season at the 94:26 mark, propelling Rhode Island to the 2-1 victory at Vermont.

Rhode Island started the game strong, scoring off a free kick by Nicole Brennan two minutes into the first half. Senior goalkeeper Katie Nickles kept the net empty for the Rams until the 22nd minute, when freshman Julia Smith scored her third goal of the season for the Catamounts. The two teams went 1-1 into the half.

The second half was an evenly played match between the two teams.  Nickles stopped both shots on-goal during the second 45:00 of play and the two teams headed to overtime - the fourth time Rhody played in OT through five matches this season.

Scoring Summary
2:15 – URI - Nicole Brennan (unassisted)
21:51 – UVM – Julia Smith (Savana Yurick)
94:26 – URI – Emily Wakeford (unassisted)

Inside the Boxscore

• Nicole Brennan tallied her second goal of the season in the first half. It marked the 12th goal of her career.
• For Emily Wakeford, her OT tally was the first of the 2016 campaign and her first career game-winner. 
• Wakeford led all players with five shot attempts on the night - putting three on goal. 
• Vermont held a 6-5 edge in shots in the first half, but the Rams outshot the Catamounts 8-4 during the second half and OT period.
• Katie Nickles made three saves on the night. The senior GK has made least three saves every game in 2016. 
• Vermont and Rhody each attempted four corner kicks.

Quotable
"Tonight was a gutsy performance on the road. We will enjoy this tonight, and get to work on our preparation for a good Syracuse Thursday night. We competed everywhere, created some really quality chances, and the result was well deserved." - head coach Michael Needham 

Up Next
The Rams host Syracuse on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 pm in Kingston.