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University of Rhode Island

Hugo Guerra
Mike Scott
1
La Salle LAS (4-10-0, 1-6-0 A-10)
3
Winner Rhode Island URI (9-3-2, 5-1-1 A-10)
La Salle LAS
(4-10-0, 1-6-0 A-10)
1
Final
3
Rhode Island URI
(9-3-2, 5-1-1 A-10)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La Salle LAS 0 1 1
Rhode Island URI 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Rhode Island Pounds Explorers, 3-1

RHODE ISLAND (9-3-2, 5-1-1 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Schmidt (GK), Nilsen, Koduah, Molina, Montoro, Oystese, Castaneda, Purcell, Drayer, Agyemang, Akselsen
Substitutes: Walker, Ireland, Kwitchoff, Villanueva, Guerra 
 
LA SALLE (4-10-0, 1-6-0 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Foster (GK), Collins, McGovern, Puchol, Cotterell, Sedin, Beeks, Weir, Nare, Decencio, Leunda Etxeberria
Substitutes: Gamiz Quer, Buckley, Brunow, Hollinger 

Scoring Summary
14:48 – URI – Agyemang (Koduah, Oystese)
41:14 – URI – Castandea (Agyemang, Guerra)
67:15 – LAS – Nare (Decencio, Beeks)
70:18 – URI – Akelsen
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island clinched a home game for the opening round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championship with a dominating 3-1 win over La Salle Saturday night.

Patrick Agyemang had a goal and an assist to spark the Rams to the victory. With the victory, the Rams can finish with no less than 16 points in the conference standings, meaning they can finish the regular season no lower than third place. The top four seeds host in the opening round.
 
In the 15th minute, Isak Oystese played the ball from the edge of the box out to Jordan Koduah, whose shot deflected to Agyemang for a wide open shot on net. The Rams doubled the lead in the 42nd minute when a failed clearance by La Salle led to quick passes from Agyemang and Hugo Guerro to set up a one-timer from Kevin Castaneda.

The Explorers managed to make things interesting when Junior Nare fired a 68th minute shot into the upper right 90 from 30 yards out. Any comeback thoughts were thwarted when Rhody's Edvin Akselsen curled in a free kick from 20 yards out in the 71st minute, allowing URI to coast down the stretch.

Inside the Box Score
  • Redshirt junior Patrick Agyemang recorded his seventh goal and fourth assist of the year. He leads the team in both categories.
  • Freshman Isak Oystese picked up his third assist of the season.
  • Rhode Island is unbeaten over its last five matches, getting four wins and a tie during the streak.
  • The Rams had six shots on goal, compared to four for La Salle. 
  • Heading into the regular-season finale, Rhode Island is in second place with 16 points. Saint Joseph's is one spot behind with 15 points.
  • Saint Louis – Rhode Island's opponent in the regular-season finale – has clinched the regular-season title. The Billikens are 7-0 and have 21 points.
Up Next
Rhode Island closes out the regular season with a match at Saint Louis on Saturday, Oct. 30.
 
 
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