Rhode Island (5-6-5, 2-4-2)
Starters: Rodriguez (GK), Nilsen, Clarke-Tosczak, Molina, Montoro, Castaneda, Grczewski, Etxegarai, Mwamba, Bermingham, Schwab
Substitutes: De Castro, Oystese, Taylor, Tavares, Morrill, Hofstetter, Villanueva
Davidson (9-4-1, 5-3-0 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Liedtka (GK), Maadir, Moylan, Krioutchenkov, Bennage, Quanbeck, Bryant, Reece, Gardiner, Cavallo, Clarke
Substitutes: Beltran, Ott, Nabors, Brown, Young, Louzan, Minikel-Lacocque, Smith
Scoring Summary
6:13 – URI – Castaneda (unassisted)
70:58 – URI –
Brandon Bermingham (penalty kick)
How it Happened
Rhode Island ended its season in impressive fashion, shutting out first-place Davidson on the road. The Rams got goals from
Kevin Castaneda and
Brandon Bermingham as they blanked the Wildcats 2-0 Saturday.
Castaneda got things started early with his first goal of the season in the seventh minute. Rhody controlled a clearance by Davidson keeper Lou Liedtka short of midfield. Castaneda took the ball through a couple of Wildcat defenders and fired a left-footed shot from outside the top of the box. His shot found the lower corner of the net for a 1-0 URI lead.
In the 71st minute,
Íñigo Etxegarai was taken down in the box, drawing a penalty kick for the Rams. Bermingham took the penalty and buried into the upper corner to cap the scoring and put the match away.
Inside the Box Score
- Rhode Island's defense ended the season exactly how it opened the year, with three consecutive shutouts.
- The Rams had nine shutouts in 16 matches, more than double the four clean sheets they had a year ago.
- The nine shutouts are the most in one season since Rhode Island had a program-record 13 in 1999.
- Brandon Bermingham finished the season with a team-high six goals in nine matches.
- Both teams had 18 total shots.
- URI's defense held the Wildcats to just two shots on goal.
- Rhode Island keeper Edu Rodriguez had two saves while recording his seventh solo shutout of the season.
