Rhode Island (1-2-0, 0-1-0 A-10)
Starters: Nilsen, Manrique, Cronin, Brovina, Castaneda, Drayer, Wiberg, Arhin, Guerra, Agyemang, Kempe (GK)
Subs: Molina, Werner, Cannon, Tavares, McManus

Massachusetts (5-0-1, 1-0-1 A-10)
Starters: Brenner, Cardoza, Brown, Allien, Shepherd, Mann, Hanya, Hughes, Case, Begliardi Ghidini, Dorchin (GK)
Subs: Cronin, Willis, Levay, Rainford, Zielonka, Englebert

Scoring Summary
6:43 - UMASS - Hughes (Hanya)
19:25 - UMASS - Hughes (Hanya)
33:02 - URI - Drayer (Tavares)
42:34 - UMASS - Mann (Hanya)
51:16 - UMASS - Begliardi Ghidini (Zielonka)
56:11 - UMASS - Brenner
68:18 - URI - Castaneda (Agyemang)

How it Happened
Rhode Island dropped its conference opener Saturday, falling to Massachusetts 5-2.

UMass got on the scoreboard quick, striking first behind a pair of goals in the opening 20 minutes from Alec Hughes. Rhody answered with a shot that found the back of the net by Zach Drayer, but the Minutemen added to their advantage to go into the break up 3-1 off a goal by Tyler Mann. 

The Minutemen started the second half of play and scored two more goals in the opening 12 minutes, thanks to shots from Filippo Begliardi Ghidini and Graham Brenner. Rhody's Kevin Castaneda had his first career goal in the 68th minute, but it wasn't enough for the Rams en route to their first conference loss.

Inside the Box Score
Freshman Kevin Castaneda scored his first career goal. He added three shots.
Junior Igor Manrique also added three shots, two being on the frame.
Sophomore Zach Drayer recorded the second goal of his career. 
GK Andrew Kempe made five saves.
UMass held the advantage in corner kicks, 7-1.
Both Michael Tavares and Patrick Agyemang recorded assists in the match.

Up Next
The Rams stay on the road to face Fordham next Saturday at 6:00 p.m.