THE BASICS
Rhode Island (4-0-1) at Central Connecticut State (0-5-0) 
Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 14, 6 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State are playing for just the fifth time.
• The series is split evenly, 1-1-2.
• It is the first match between the schools since 2021, when Rhode Island won 2-0 behind goals by Rafa Villanueva and Patrick Agyemang. Cian Purcell assisted on both goals.
• The only time Rhody has played at CCSU came in 2019, a 1-1 tie.
• Central Connecticut State's lone win in the series came via a 2-0 victory in 1989.
• The match is the second of three straight road games for Rhode Island. The Rams won at Providence on Monday night.
• After Saturday's match, URI begins Atlantic 10 play when it visits VCU on Friday, Sept. 20.
• The Rams are 2-0 on the road.
• Central Connecticut State is 0-2 at home.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT 

• Head coach David Kelly is in his fifth season with the Blue Devils.
• He is 11-40-7 overall, including an 0-5 record to start this season. 
• CCSU has been outscored 14-2 through five matches. 
• Zane Brown and Ethan Agyare-Danso each have one goal for Central Connectict State.  
• Taichi Yamada and Parker Bowman have one assist each.

ELLIOTT ONE WIN AWAY FROM 100 VICTORIES WITH URI

• Gareth Elliott has won 99 matches over 12 seasons at URI, with an overall record of 99-70-28.
• With one more victory, he will become the third coach to reach 100 with the Rams.
• Ed Bradley is Rhode Island's all-time leader with 192 wins over his 17-year run. 
• Geza Henni is second with 175 victories in 20 seasons as the head coach.
• Elliott and Bradley are the only URI coaches to be named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Both earned the honor twice. 
• Bradley won the award in 1995 and 2001, while Elliott did so in 2014 and 2019.
• As a player,  Elliott ranks ninth in program history in goals scored (31) and fifth in assists (25).
• He has been part of seven of the eight Atlantic 10 Championships in URI history, winning two as a player (1999, 2000); two as head coach (2018, 2019); and three as an assistant (2003, 2005, 2006).