RHODE ISLAND vs. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
Monday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.
URI Soccer Complex (Kingston, R.I.)
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The URI-CCSU Series

• Central Connecticut leads: 1-0-2
• Last meeting: URI and CCSU played to a 1-1 draw, in New Britain, Conn., on Sept. 17, 2019. 
• Rhode Island's last win: N/A
• Of Note: Despite being located just 85 miles from one another, Rhody and Central Connecticut have met just three times before - in 2019, 1989 and 1988.

Rhode Island

• The Rams opened the 2021 season at home on Thursday night, falling to Hofstra 2-0.
• Stefan Schmidt made four saves in the loss while, as a team, URI put just three shots on goal. 
• URI returned 14 players from last year's team, which went 2-3-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the Atlantic 10.
• Eight new players have joined the team this year - three internationals and five Americans.
• Rhody was picked to finish seventh in the 2021 A-10 preseason coaches poll.
• Schmidt was the lone Ram - as well as the lone goalkeeper - named to the league's preseason all-conference team.
• Last year, six different players combined to score the Rams' nine goals. Five of those six players are back this season, including Patrick Agyemang, who recorded a team-best eight points (2g/4a), and Hugo Guerra, who scored a team-high three goals.

Central Connecticut

• Monday's game at Rhode Island will be CCSU's first of the season.
• The Blue Devils were picked to finish seventh in the Northeast Conference this season.
• Last season, CCSU went 3-3-1 - their first .500 season since 2013.
• Central Connecticut welcomed 10 new players to the team this season - six freshmen and four transfers).
• Similar to Rhody, the Blue Devils have a strong Scandinavian presence on the team with three Norwegians and one Swede.
• Kacper Skonieczny led the team in scoring last year with three goals. 
• Sean Gannon had the most points, recording seven total (2g/3a)
• Goalkeeper Jason Dubrovich played every minute of every game this past spring, posting a 1.38 goals against average and two shutouts.