Battle of the Rams Set for Friday Night in A-10 Quarterfinal

NO. 4 RHODE ISLAND vs NO. 5 VCU
(11-5-2, 5-3-2 A-10) | (7-9-3, 5-4-1 A-10)
URI Soccer Complex (Kingston, R.I.)
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RHODE ISLAND VS. VCU - SERIES NOTES

Rhode Island welcomes VCU to the URI Soccer Complex for the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Rhody is looking for its first win in the all-time series with the Rams of VCU. VCU is 3-0-2 against URI.
Rhode Island is 5-4 in Kingston this season, while VCU is 3-4-2 on the road.
The match is the first meeting between the teams since a 0-0 draw in Richmond on Sept. 24, 2023.
It's VCU's first trip to the URI Soccer Complex since a 1-1 tie on Sept. 18, 2022.
The game will feature the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds of the A-10.
It's the first battle of the Rams in the A-10 postseason.

SCOUTING THE (VCU) RAMS

VCU enters Friday's match with a record of 7-9-3, and a 5-4-1 finish in conference play.
The VCU Rams capped off their regular season with a 4-1 win over Davidson last time out.
Four different Rams scored in the contest, with goals from Y-Van Nguyen, Ishpreen Marwah, Isabelle Franklin, and Keira McCloskey.
VCU is led by both Jensyn Lins and Isabelle Franklin, who pace the team in points with 11 respectively. Both players have scored three goals and have each handed out five assists.
Keeper Mia Pongratz has spent all 19 matches in between the posts for the Rams. She's collected four shutouts and has made 77 saves.

POSTSEASON BOUND

Rhode Island women's soccer secured the No. 4 seed for the Atlantic 10 Championship, its highest seed since 2014.
The full bracket was released by the league Sunday.
Although Rhody lost its home finale 2-0 to Dayton, the Rams' 17 conference points secured them a top-four seed.
Rhode Island closed the regular season with a 5-3-2 league record, going 11-5-2 overall. It was the third time in five years the Rams qualified for the postseason.
Friday marks the first postseason match in Kingston since the Rams hosted the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship.

RAMS AT THE ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP

Rhode Island is 4-10 all-time at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
The Rams made their last appearance in 2023, falling to La Salle 2-0.
It's the third postseason appearance for the Rams under head coach Megan Jessee.
The last win at the Atlantic 10 Championship came in 2006, when Rhode Island beat Dayton 3-2 in the Quarterfinal round.
It's the first time the Rams have hosted an Atlantic 10 postseason match since 2016. The Rams lost to Saint Joseph's, 1-0, in a double-overtime heartbreaker.
The Rams have never won an Atlantic 10 Championship title.
The winner of the Atlantic 10 Championship will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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