RHODE ISLAND (6-3-1, 2-1-0 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Schmidt (GK), Nilsen, Koduah, Molina, Montoro, Castaneda, Purcell, Drayer, Ireland, Guerra, Agyemang
Substitutes: Oystese, Kwitchoff, Tavares, Cannon, Villanueva, Akselsen
 
St. Bonaventure (1-6-1, 1-1-0 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Wilson (GK), Caorsi, Thompson, Hansen, Wrobel, Massaquoi, Dawson, Beattie, Yegbor, Jashinski, Pulla
Substitutes: Engerman, Vardar, Cubillos, Nicastro, Takatch
 
Scoring Summary
37:59 – URI – Akselsen
51:02 – URI – Castaneda (Oystese, Villanueva)
58:26 – URI – Akselsen (Villanueva, Montoro)
78:40 – URI – Agyemang

How it Happened
Edvin Akselsen scored once in each half and Rhode Island used a second-half surge to cruise by St. Bonaventure Saturday night.

The teams were scoreless until Akselsen found the back of the net for the first time in the 38th minute. He worked his way through the defense and fired a shot to the back left corner for the lone goal of the opening half.

Rhody piled it on in the second half for its biggest offensive showing of the season. Kevin Castaneda made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute. Rafa Villanueva sent a cross from the right side that was redirected by Isak Oystese to Castaneda. About six minutes later, Villanueva and Ivan Montoro assisted on Akselsen's second goal of the night, which increased the lead to three goals.

Patrick Agyemang capped the night with a goal in the 79th minute. He picked the ball off a St. Bonaventure defender and beat the keeper 1-on-1 to further pad the lead.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island snapped a two-match losing streak with the victory.
• The four goals were the most for the Rams since a 7-3 win over Davidson on Nov. 9, 2019, a stretch of 18 matches.
• The goals for grad student Edvin Akselsen were his first since the 2019 season. He did not play in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Redshirt junior Patrick Agyemang now has a team-high six goals.
• Sophomore Kevin Castaneda's goal was his first of the season.
• Junior Rafa Villanueva's two assists on the night were his first and second of the season.
• Redshirt senior goalkeeper Stefan Schmidt made four saves while recording his third blank sheet of the season.
• The Rams' defense held St. Bonaventure to just three corner kicks, all of which came in succession in the final four minutes of the game.
• Overall, URI held a 16-6 advantage in shots, and a 9-4 edge in shots on goal.

Up Next
Rhode Island hits the road for a match at Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 2. The match begins at 7 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+.