Men's Soccer 10/24/2022 4:37:00 PM

Men's Soccer Set to Face In-State Rival Brown

RHODE ISLAND at BROWN
Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Stevenson-Pincince Field (Providence, R.I.)
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THE SERIES

Tied: 15-29-3
First Meeting: 1961; Brown won 8-1
Last meeting: 2021; Rhody defeated Brown (3-1) in Kingston.
Current Streak: Rhode Island, two wins
Brown's last win: Sept. 22, 2018 (1-0) in double overtime in Kingston.
Of Note: Patrick Agyemang scored all three goals in last season's win over Brown.

THE RAMS (6-1-7, 2-1-4 Atlantic 10)

Their last time out, the Rams played to a 1-1 tie at Atlantic 10 newcomer Loyola.
Rhody trailed for much of the game, but equalized on a 76th minute goal by Patrick Agyemang.
Agyemang currently leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.
Rafa Villanueva is next with four goals and one assist for nine total points.
Edvin Akselsen (2g/4a), Kevin Castaneda (2g/4a) and Patrick Gryczewski (3g/2a) all have eight points on the season. Both of Gryczewski's assists and two of his three goals have been game-winners. Castaneda has one game-winning goal and one game-winning assist while Akselsen has scored one game-winner.
Akselsen picked up his 26th career assist against Saint Louis, passing head coach Gareth Elliott (1998-2001) and moving into fourth all-time in the Rhody record book.
In total, 11 different players have registered either a goal or an assist for URI this season.
Freshman Max Hinke has played all 1260:00 between the posts for URI. He owns a 1.29 goals against average and a .746 save percentage with three shutouts.
Rhody has faced three nationally-ranked teams this season: #21/14 Penn State (T, 1-1) #8/15 Hofstra (W, 2-0) and #18/24 Dayton (L, 2-0).
URI was picked to finish second in the 2022 Atlantic 10 preseason coaches poll.
The Rams returned 16 players from last year's team, including 10 starters.
Patrick Agyemang, Edvin Akselsen and Zach Drayer were named to the A-10's Preseason All-Conference Team.
Patrick Agyemang also was one of 38 Division I players named to the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Hermann Trophy is the nation's highest individual honor, recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined in voting by Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

THE BEARS (6-4-2, 0-2-2 Ivy League)

Brown is winless over its last two games, falling to Ivy League foe Penn (1-0) on Saturday, before tying conference rival Harvard (0-0) the week before.
The Bears are 4-1-1 when playing at home this season.
Brown has outscored its opponents 13-11 and has posted six shutouts this season.
Jamin Gogo Peters leads the team with four goals.
Kyle Gee and Brady Van Epps have recorded a team-best two assists each.
In total, 11 different players have registered either a goal or an assist for Brown.
Henrik Weiper has played between the posts in 10 of Brown's 12 games. He own a 0.90 goals against average and a .786 save percentage.

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Players Mentioned

#27 Patrick Agyemang: F; 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior; Western MA Pioneers

#27 Patrick Agyemang: F; 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior; Western MA Pioneers

#28 Edvin Akselsen: M; 5' 10"; Graduate Student; KFUM Oslo

#10 Kevin Castaneda: M; 5' 8"; Junior; NEFC

#12 Zach Drayer: D; 5' 10"; Graduate Student; Empire United

#24 Rafa Villanueva: F; 5' 8"; Junior; Arenas Club de Getxo

#11 Patrick Gryczewski: F/M; 6' 1"; Sophomore; Ajax CT

#30 Max Hinke: GK; 6' 1"; Freshman; TSV Schott Mainz

Players Mentioned

#27 Patrick Agyemang
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Junior; Western MA Pioneers
: F

#27 Patrick Agyemang
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior; Western MA Pioneers
: F

#28 Edvin Akselsen
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student; KFUM Oslo
: M

#10 Kevin Castaneda
: 5' 8"; Junior; NEFC
: M

#12 Zach Drayer
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student; Empire United
: D

#24 Rafa Villanueva
: 5' 8"; Junior; Arenas Club de Getxo
: F

#11 Patrick Gryczewski
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; Ajax CT
: F/M

#30 Max Hinke
: 6' 1"; Freshman; TSV Schott Mainz
: GK