THE BASICS
Fordham (6-1-3, 3-1-0 Atlantic 10) at Rhode Island (2-5-3, 0-3-1 Atlantic 10) 
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 7, 7:05 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. FORDHAM - SERIES NOTES

• Saturday is the 32nd meeting all time between Rhode Island and Fordham, dating back to 1982.
• Rhody leads the series, 17-9-5-4.
• URI is 3-0-3 over its last six meetings with Fordham, including a 2-2 tie last season.
• Fordham scored twice in the opening five minutes last season, as Florian Deletioglu struck first, hammering a shot inside the right post at the 3:47 mark. Nathan Simes doubled the lead just 1:17 later on a bicycle kick goal.
• Rhody rallied to salvage a tie on a penalty kick goal from Patrick Agyemang in the 21st minute. He later added a goal off a corner kick when he headed in the service from Edvin Akselsen in the 84th minute.
• Rhode Island is 9-2-1 all-time when hosting Fordham at the URI Soccer Complex.
• Visiting Fordham is tied for second place in the Atlantic 10 play midway through the season with a 3-1 mark.
• Fordham averages 2.0 goals per game, which ranks 24th in the country.
• Florian Deletioglu and Timu Hummrich are tied for Fordham's team lead with six goals each.
• This match is the start of a five-game home stretch for Rhode Island, which last played at home on Sept. 23. 

RAMS GET ON THE BOARD   

• Rhode Island scored a pair of goals at George Mason Wednesday night, snapping a four-match scoreless streak.
• A penalty kick by Brandon Bermingham in in the 30th minute ended a scoreless stretch of more than 470 minutes, dating back to a 1-0 victory over Holy Cross on Sept. 12.
• Bermingham's goal was the second penalty kick converted by Rhode Island this season.
• The first was by Michael Hofstetter against Stonehill.
• URI added a second goal against George Mason when Mathias Taylor scored off an assist from Íñigo Etxegarai.
• Taylor is the first Ram with more than one goal this season, as the team's first six goals came from six different players.
• For Etxegarai, it was his second assist of the season, which leads the team.
• The George Mason contest also marked the second time this season Rhody has scored more than one goal in a game. The Rams had three goals against Stonehill on Aug. 27.