Rhode Island (3-7-3, 2-2-1 A-10)
Starters: Synnestvedt (GK), Berntsen, Sanchis, Vojvodic, Barriguinha, Vasic, Bona, Harris, Schwab, Goglia, Kumakura
Substitutes: Kalina, Bruning, Forster, Taylor

Davidson (5-5-2, 3-1-2 A-10)
Starters: Beltran (GK), Louzan, Ward, Thissell, Brown, McGlone, Quanbeck, Boudro, Mora, Alvaro Zeballos, Clarke
Substitutes: Culley, Castelli, Ibe, Young, Minikel-Lacocque

Scoring Summary
57:04 - DAV - Ward (penalty kick)

How it Happened
A penalty kick was the difference, as Davidson nipped Rhode Island 1-0 Saturday night.

Rhode Island's Brett Schwab was called for a foul in the box in the 58th minute. Patrick Ward converted the penalty kick for his first goal of the season.

It was the lone goal of the night, as the team's combined for nine shots on goal.

Inside the Box Score

• Despite the loss, Rhode Island remains firmly in the Atlantic 10 postseason hunt.
• With three matches left in league play, the Rams have seven points. They in seventh place, one point ahead of Loyola Chicago and two points ahead of VCU.
• The total shots were relatively even. Davidson had 14 to 11 for URI. The Wildcats had a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
• The defeated snapped a three-match unbeaten streak for Rhode Island.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Central Connecticut State in a non-league match Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the URI Soccer Complex. The team will hold its Senior Night ceremony before the match, which will stream on ESPN+. The players being honored are Caleb McNeil, Austin Rocke, Joan Sanchis, Brett Schwab, Mathias Taylor, Joey Turco and Parker Vasic.