THE BASICS
Rhode Island (4-6-5, 1-4-2 Atlantic 10) at Davidson (9-3-1, 5-2 Atlantic 10) 
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 28, 1:00 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. DAVIDSON- SERIES NOTES

• Saturday is the eighth meeting overall between Rhode Island and Davidson.
• Rhode Island leads the all-time series, 4-2-1.
• Davidson has won two of the last three meetings, including a 2-0 victory at Rhode Island last season.
• Rhode Island is 0-1-1 when playing at Davidson.
• The teams tied 2-2 in URI's first trip to Davidson in 2017. Rhody's most recent visit was in 2021, a 2-1 victory for the Wildcats.
• Rhode Island later avenged that loss, beating Davidson 3-1 in the opening round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship.
• This is the second straight season that Rhode Island is facing Davidson in the regular-season finale. 
• Last year, Davidson beat the Rams 2-0 to elimintae Rhode Island from the postseason. URI had entered the final match as the fourth-place team, but fell to a three-way tie for ninth place with the Wildcats and Saint Joseph's on the final day.
• In the 2-0 loss, Rhode Island outshot Davidson 22-6 and had a 9-2 edge in shots on goal, but the Rams could not break through.

TOP SEED AT STAKE FOR DAVIDSON   

• Davidson (15 points) enters the weekend in first place, one point ahead of Saint Louis (14) and VCU (14).
• Massachusetts (13) and Loyola Chicago (12) remain within striking distance of the first-place Wildcats.
• A victory would clinch the top seed for next week's Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Here are the Saturday matchups for the teams looking to catch Davidson:
• Saint Louis at Saint Joseph's, 7 p.m.
• VCU vs. St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.
• Massachusetts at Dayton, 7 p.m.
• Loyola Chicago vs. Fordham, 3 p.m. 
• Rhode Island has been eliminated from postseason contention and will be looking to play the role of spoiler.

RAMS RANK 8TH NATIONALLY IN SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE 

• Despite the team's overall record, Rhode Island ranks eighth in the country with a .533 shutout percentage.
• The Rams have recorded eight shutouts in 15 matches.
• Each of URI's last two matches - Browna and Loyola Chicago - have been scoreless draws
• The eight shutouts are the most for the program in five years, dating back to a nine-shutout season in 2018.
• URI has doubled its number of shutouts from a year ago, when the team had four in 16 matches.
• The only three schools in the nation with more shutouts that Rhode Island are Bryant (11), Akron (9) and Denver (9).
• Goalie Edu Rodriguez ranks 16th in the nation with six solo shutouts.
• He also combined on a seventh shutout with Nate DiLoreto.
• DiLoreto also has a solo shutout to his credit.