RHODE ISLAND
Starters: Leifhelm (GK), Kristiansen, Middrup, Benco, Zarokostas, Richter, Cain, Davids, Brangman, Bailey, Daley
Substitutes: Williams, Gesmundo, Gaudreau

BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Starters: Bernardi, Aunger, Lampis, Butzke, D'Anna, Amirani, Ozor, Poitman, Kargbo, Sheikali, Riccio
Substitutes: Harris, Valek, McDonnell, Verplancke, Barkoff, Cortet, Richling, Mubang, Udelson, Chiakpo

Scoring Summary
4:27 - URI - Brangman (Zarokostas) 
35:49 - URI - Zarokostas (Kristiansen)
49:06 - URI - Kristiansen (unassisted)

How It Happened
Rhode Island (1-0-0) jumped out to a quick lead as Chae Brangman scored on his first shot as a Ram, just 4:27 into the match. Stavros Zarokostas was credited with an assist on the play, working his way through traffic and feeding the ball to the front of the net where Brangman hammered a shot in at the right post to give the Rams an early advantage.

Zarokostas then doubled the Rhode Island lead in the 36th minute, one-timing the rebound off a Peder Kristiansen attempt and beating BU's Michael Bernardi to go up 2-0.

The Rams returned from the break and pushed it to 3-0 just five minutes in, as Kristiansen fired a shot through the box and into the back of the net from 45 yards out. 

Nils Leifhelm turned away all four shots he faced to pick up his 16th career shutout. Leifhelm saved back-to-back shots in the 15th minute, made a diving stop in the 54th minute and punched out BU's final attempt in the game's 89th minute.

Inside the Box Score 

• With the win, Rhode Island improves to 16-23-8 all time against Boston University.
• The victory also snapped BU's seven-game win streak against the Rams, dating back to 2004.
• URI outshot BU 12-7 and put eight attempts on frame to the Terriers' four.
• Boston University held the advantage in corner kicks at 6-1.
• Three yellows were issued in the match – two to BU and one to URI. The Terriers committed 16 fouls compared to Rhody's 10.
• Junior transfer Chae Brangman recorded the Rams' first goal of the season just 4:27 into the game. The tally came on his first and only shot of the night.
• Sophomores Peder Kristiansen and Stavros Zarokostas each had a goal and an assist in the win. Zarokostas set up Brangman's goal before scoring one of his own, off a setup from Kristiansen.
• Sophomore transfer Ludvik Benco and junior transfer Chae Brangman both earned the start in their Rhode Island debuts. Freshmen Lucas Gesmundo and Conrad Williams also made their collegiate debuts while Evan Gaudreau appeared in his first game for the Rams.

Up Next
The Rams return to action on Monday night at Albany.