RHODE ISLAND
Starters: Freeman (GK), Reynolds, Wakeford, Mencos, Hermannsdottir, Lieberman, Goncalves, Brodeur, Gylfadottir, Cabral, Nardella.
Substitutes: Plaza, Rossi, Elworthy, Bentick, Mayo, Brennan, Ludviksdottir, Cummings, Sammis, Osmanski.

MEMPHIS
Starters: Shepard (GK), M. Levasseur, Lisi, Woerner, C. Levasseur, Morton, Kingston, Gauthier, Stevens, Overby, Mallin.
Substitutes: Murphy, Hudson-Marks, Larisey, Johnston, Iyare, Bright, Lammey.

Scoring Summary
16:39 - Memphis - M. Levasseur (unassisted)
21:38 - Memphis - Overby (M. Levasseur)
22:30 - Memphis - Woerner (Lisi)
60:50 - Memphis - Morton (penalty kick)
73:37 - Memphis - Morton (M. Levasseur)
77:09 - Memphis - Murphy - (unassisted)

How It Happened
Rhode Island suffered a tough 6-0 loss Friday night against Memphis. The Rams (1-4-0) could not keep up with the ranked #24 Tigers.

Memphis (4-0) got on the board first when Marie Levasseur found the back of the net in the 16th minute. The Tigers would add two more goals in the half, with one shot coming from Maggie Overby with an assist from Marie Levasseur. Elizabeth Woerner helped the Tigers strike again off an assist by Jessica Lisi. Rhode Island trailed 3-0 going into the break.

In the second half, redshirt sophomore Haley Brennan was in goal for Rhode Island. However the Tigers added to the board after Mikayla Morton scored on a penalty kick 15 minutes into the second half. Morton would go on to score her second goal of the night off an assist from Marie Levasseur.

Memphis got its final goal of the night when Samantha Murphy sealed the victory on a goal with 12:51 left to play, handing the Rams their fourth loss of the season.

Inside the Box Score

• The Tigers held a 28-4 advantage in shots, and put 16 attempts on goal compared to Rhody's one.
• Memphis tallied three corner kicks vs. Rhode Island's two.
• Senior Jennifer Mencos led the Rams with two shots, with one on goal.
• Freshman Julia Freeman made her first collegiate start, while grabbing four saves in goal.
• Redshirt sophomore Haley Brennan made six saves. Her counterpart, Rachel Ashworth Shepard, had one.
• Several Rams made their 2017 season debut: Kylie Plaza, Julia Rossi, Alexa Elworthy, and Eydis Embla Ludviksdottir all made appearances as reserves.
• Memphis was led by Marie Levasseur with four shots on goal, two assists, and one goal.
• Rhode Island whistled for 12 fouls while Memphis had 11.

Up Next
Rhode Island continues play in the Music City Invitational, facing Vanderbilt Sunday at 3:30 p.m. (Eastern). The game will be live on the SEC Network, or follow live stats by clicking here.