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Men's Soccer

Rams, Hawks Battle Saturday Afteroon

THE BASICS
Rhode Island (4-7-3, 2-2-1 A-10) at Saint Joseph's (5-5-3, 2-2-2 A-10)
Kickoff: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2:00 p.m. EST

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RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT JOSEPH'S - SERIES NOTES

  • Saturday will be the 31st meeting between Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's.
  • Rhode Island leads the overall series 21-9, but the Hawks have won the last two meetings.
  • This is the second straight season the teams are meeting in Philadelphia.
  • Last year, Saint Joseph's won 3-2. URI came back from one-goal deficits twice in the match, but Tommaso Rossetto scored with three minutes remaining to help the Hawks pull out the victory.
  • Rhode Island is 8-6 all time at Saint Joseph's.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT 

  • Saint Joseph's is coming off a 3-2 loss at Lehigh on Tuesday.
  • The Hawks are unbeaten at Sean Sweeney Field this season, going 4-0-2 at home. Saint Joseph's is 1-5-1 on the road.
  • Saint Joseph's ranks ninth in the Atlantic 10 with 1.23 goals per game. 
  • Matteo Mazzotta leads the Hawks with five goals. No other player has more than two.
  • Glen Lala and Sebastian Perez-Gasiba are tied for the team lead with three assists each.

OFFENSE AMONG THE A-10'S BEST   

  • Thanks to a couple of recent outbursts, Rhode Island ranks second in the Atlantic 10 and 54th nationally with 1.71 goals per game.
  • The Rams have 24 goals on the season, which also ranks second in the conference and is 31st in the country.
  • Rhode Island has scored 16 goals over its last six matches (2.7 per match).
  • Included in that stretch are a 6-1 win over Duquesne and a 4-0 win over Central Connecticut State.
  • In the first eight matches of the season, Rhode Island scored eight goals (1.0 per match).
  • URI started the season 1-5-2 but is 3-2-1 over its last six games.

MATCH COMES WITH SIGNIFICANT POSTSEASON IMPLICATIONS

  • Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's are separated by one point in the Atlantic 10 standings heading into the weekend.
  • With a 2-2-2 mark in league play, Saint Joseph's is tied for fifth place with eight points.
  • Rhode Island has seven points with a record of 2-2-2.
  • After Saturday, the Hawks have just one A-10 match match left, a road game at fourth-place George Mason on Oct. 25.
  • URI still hosts ninth-place VCU on Oct. 25 and then visits Saint Louis in the season finale on Nov. 1.
  • The top eight teams at the conclusion of the regular season qualify for the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Fordham (4-0-2) leads the league with 14 points, followed by Saint Louis (4-0-1) with 13 points, Davidson (3-1-2) with 11 points and George Mason (3-1-1) with 10 points.
  • Dayton, Saint Joseph's, URI, Loyola Chicago (6 points) and VCU (5 points) are all within three points of each other in spots five through nine.
  • Each team plays eight conference matches, earning three points for a win and one point for a tie.
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