Rhode Island (3-5-3, 1-3-1 A-10)
Starters: Rodriguez (GK), Nilsen, Clarke-Tosczak, De Castro, Montoro, Castaneda, Gryczewski, Etxegarai, Taylor, Schwab, Morrill
Substitutes: Oystese, Bermingham, Villanueva, Hofstetter, Molina

Fordham (6-2-3, 3-2-0 A-10)
Starters: Abbott (GK), Hummrich, Salmon, Puchol, Deletioglu, Griese, Dixon, Arnason, Valentine, D'Ippolito, Lehr
Substitutes: Calkap, Simes, Kozak, Cook, Yohena, Insalaco

Scoring Summary
61:41 – URI – Brandon Bermingham (unassisted)

How it Happened
Rhode Island upset No. 25 Fordham, using a second-half goal from Brandon Bermingham and a superb performance from goalie Edu Rodriguez to score a 1-0 victory Saturday night.

Bermingham got Rhode Island on the board on the 63rd minute. After collecting a long pass near the top right corner of the box, then dribbled through a pair of defenders before beating keeper Carter Abbott's dive to the left, lining a shot to the back of the net.

Minutes later, Fordham nearly tied the score when Louis Lehr got his head on a corner kick, but Rodriguez made the diving stop by the near post.

Rodriguez made back-to-back saves in a bang-bang sequence of the 77th minute. Daniel D'Ippolito ripped a hard shot from point blank range that Rodriguez knocked away. The carom went to Shizu Yohena, who fired on net, only to have Rodriguez stand tall again, deflecting the shot away safely.

Rhode Island had to survive the final 2:30 a man down, as a scrum in front of the URI goal resulted in a red card for defender Rodrigo De Castro. Despite facing a pair of Fordham corner kicks in the final 1:06, Rhody held on and handed the nationally-ranked guests a loss.

Inside the Box Score

• Junior Brandon Bermingham has scored in each of the last two contests. He has been limited to five matches due to an injury suffered in the preseason.
• The shutout was Rhode Island's sixth of the season.
• Junior Edu Rodriguez made six saves as Fordham applied heavy pressure, recording 17 total shots.
• The match was chippy at times with 25 total fouls called.
• The victory was the first for Rhode Island in conference play, giving URI three important points in the standings.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Maine Fort Kent Tuesday night. The match kicks off at 7:05 p.m.