Men's Soccer Travels to Fairfield Wednesday Night

RHODE ISLAND at FAIRFIELD
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Lessing Field (Fairfield, Conn.)
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THE SERIES

Rhode Island leads: 13-2-4
First Meeting: 1979 (URI won 6-1)
Last meeting: 2019; Rhody and Fairfield played to a 2-2 tie in Kingston on Aug. 30.
Current Streak: n/a
Rhody's last win: The Rams defeated the Stags 4-0 in Kingston on Sept. 4, 1994.
Fairfield's last win: Fairfield defeated Rhody 2-0 in Fairfield on Sept. 29, 2012.
Of Note: Rhode Island is 6-2-1 all time when playing at Fairfield.

THE RAMS

Rhode Island enters the game looking to remain unbeaten after improving to 2-0-3 with Saturday's 3-1 win over UConn.
Kevin Castaneda leads the team with seven points on two goals and three assists.
Rafa Villanueva has scored a team-leading three goals for the Rams.
Patrick Gryczewski and Isak Oystese each have score a pair of goals. Gryczewski also has one assist to his credit.
In total, six different players have registered either a goal or an assist through URI's first five games.
Freshman Max Hinke has played all 450:00 between the posts for URI. He owns a 1.00 goals against average and a .773 save percentege.
Castaneda and Hinke earned last week's Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively.
The Rams traveled to #21/14 Penn State to open the season and played to a 1-1 draw with the Nittany Lions. They then headed to Hofstra, where they knocked off the #8/15 Pride 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.
Ten new players have joined the team this year - two Germans and eight Americans.
Overall, Rhode Island has seven international players on the roster - three from Norway, two from Germany and two from Spain.

THE STAGS

Fairfield enters the game with a 3-2-0 record, most recently defeating Bryant 2-1 on Sunday.
The Stags are 1-1 at home this season, with a 1-0 win over UAlbany and a 2-0 loss to Colgate.
Fairfield is averaging 11.8 shots per game and allowing 12.
Raz Amir leads the team with eight points on three goals and two assists.
Rasmus Sorensen Rejnhold has scored twice and recorded one assist.
The only other players to appear in the points colum are Alex Oliveira (1 goal) and Kaea Rangihaeata (1 assist).
James Anderson has played all 450 minutes in goal for the Stags. He enters Wednesday's game with a 2.20 goals against average, a .560 save percentage and two shutouts.

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Players Mentioned

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

#9 Isak Oystese: F; 6' 0"; Sophomore; KFUM Oslo

#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

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

#9 Isak Oystese
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; KFUM Oslo
: F

#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