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University of Rhode Island

seniors
Grace Steensma
2
Winner Massachusetts UMASS (8-3-4, 3-2-1)
1
Rhode Island URI (7-4-3, 2-4-0)
Winner
Massachusetts UMASS
(8-3-4, 3-2-1)
2
Final
1
Rhode Island URI
(7-4-3, 2-4-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Massachusetts UMASS 1 1 2
Rhode Island URI 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Rams Falter Against UMass on Senior Night, 2-1

Rhode Island (7-4-3, 2-4-0 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Rodriguez (GK), Clarke-Tosczak, De Castro, Namusse, Sanchis, Bermingham, Walker, Gryczewski, Lykkegaard, Morrill, Etxegarai
Substitutes: Oystese, Taylor, Yurkovic, Schwab

Massachusetts (8-3-4, 3-1-1 Atlantic 10)
Starters: Geczy (GK), Willis, Fordham, Kelly, Feilscher, Cence, Ortiz, Hughes, Stenzel, Brown, Akintade
Substitutes: Bianco, Purchase, Moccio, Giglio

Scoring Summary
16:20 - URI - Walker (Bermingham)
36:52 – UMASS – Hughes (Akintade)
64:56 – UMASS – Kelly (Cence)

How It Happened
A frustrating result put a dent into Rhode Island's postseason hopes as the Rams fell to Massachusetts 2-1 Saturday night.

Despite applying heavy pressure in the UMass end for much of the match, Rhode Island could not get more than one goal. The Rams outshot the Minutemen 20-8, but it was to no avail.

Rhody got in front early with a goal by Keegan Walker in the 17th minute. Brandon Bermingham set up the goal with a hard shot that was stopped by UMass keeper Alex Geczy. The ball deflected right to Walker, who fired the rebound into the net.

UMass was able to tie the score with 8:08 to go in the first half. Oliver Akintade sent a cross through the box and found the Atlantic 10's leading scorer, Alec Hughes. Hughes lined a shot for his 11th goal of the season.

Walker nearly gave the Rams a lead in the 53rd minute. He snuck a low shot through a trio of UMass defenders, but Geczy made a diving stop to his left to keep the match tied. A couple minutes later, Bermingham had a strong shot off a pass in the box from Íñigo Etxegarai, but Geczy was in position for the save.

It was Massachusetts breaking the tie in the 65th minute. A free kick by Matt Cence found the foot of Aidan Kelly, who was able to slip a shot past Edu Rodriguez for a 2-1 lead. The goal proved to be the difference.

Inside the Box Score
  • This was URI's first loss when scoring first in a match this season. Rhode Island has been 7-0-2 when scoring first.
  • Rhody slipped from ninth to 11th in the Atlantic 10 standings with the loss.
  • With two league matches left, Rhode Island has six points. St. Bonaventure and Dayton are tied for seventh place with eight points and would claim the final two postseason spots if the season ended today.
  • Keegan Walker's goal was his first as a Ram. He had eight goals over the last two seasons at Green Bay.
  • Rhode Island had 12 corner kicks to just two for UMass.
  • Before the game, the Rams honored 10 players on Senior Night: Defenders Jason Morrill, Rodrigo De Castro and Isnaba Namussé; goalies Edu Rodriguez and Nate DiLoreto; midfielders Ivan Montoro and Patrick Gryczewski; and forwards Isak Oystese, Brandon Bermingham and Íñigo Etxegarai.
Up Next
Rhode Island is off for a week and then will travel to Saint Joseph's for a match on Saturday, Oct. 26. The match is at 5 p.m. 
 
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