Men's Soccer Opens A-10 Play at Fordham Saturday Night

RHODE ISLAND at FORDHAM
Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Jack Coffey Field (Bronx, N.Y.)
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THE SERIES

Rhode Island leads: 17-9-4
First Meeting: 1982; Rhody and Fordham tied 2-2 in Kingston, R.I.
Last meeting: 2021; URI defeated Fordham 1-0 in Kingston, R.I.
Current Streak: URI, one win
Fordham's last win: Fordham defeated Rhody 4-2 in Bronx, N.Y. on Sept. 29, 2018.
Of Note: In last year's 1-0 win over Fordham, Jordan Koduah scored the game-winner, which was assisted by Isak Oystese.

THE RHODY RAMS

Rhode Island enters the game looking to remain unbeaten after improving to 3-0-3 with Wednesday's 1-0 win at Fairfield.
Sophomore Max Kwitchoff scored the first goal of his career at Fairfield, a 76th-minute game-winner.
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 scored a pair of goals. Gryczewski also has one assist to his credit.
In total, eight different players have registered either a goal or an assist through URI's first six games.
Freshman Max Hinke has played all 540:00 between the posts for URI. He owns a 0.83 goals against average and a .800 save percentage.
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 FORDHAM RAMS

Fordham enters the game with a 2-1-3 record, including a 1-0-2 mark at home.
After dropping their season-opener at Hofstra, the Rams have gone unbeaten over their last five matches, drawing with Loyola (Md.), UMBC and Providence and defeating LIU and Manhattan.
Nathan Simes leads the team with nine points on four goals and one assist. He has scored the game-winner in each of Fordham's victories.
Daniel Espeleta and Sebastian Fabrin each have two assists for the Rams.
In total, eight different players have registered either a goal or an assist through Fordham's first six games.
Demetri Skoumbakis has played all 540 minutes in goal for Fordham, combining for 20 saves and a 1.00 goals against average.

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Players Mentioned

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

#6 Jordan Koduah: D/M; 6' 1"; Graduate Student; Western MA Pioneers

#16 Max Kwitchoff: M; 5' 10"; Sophomore; Empire United

#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

#6 Jordan Koduah
: 6' 1"; Graduate Student; Western MA Pioneers
: D/M

#16 Max Kwitchoff
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; Empire United
: 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