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University of Rhode Island

rosenfeld
Grace Steensma
4
Winner Rhode Island URI (13-5-2, 5-3-2)
2
Saint Louis SLU (14-4-2, 8-1-1)
Winner
Rhode Island URI
(13-5-2, 5-3-2)
4
Final
2
Saint Louis SLU
(14-4-2, 8-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rhode Island URI 1 3 4
Saint Louis SLU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Rams Stun Saint Louis to Reach A-10 Finals

No. 4 Rhode Island (13-5-2)
Starters: Gilbert, Penny, Name, MacDonald, Rice, Carstensen, Sylvester, Poon, Camacho, Jacobs, Eden (GK)
Substitutes: Samalonis, Rosenfeld, Yee, Steinbach

No. 2 Saint Louis (14-4-2)
Starters: Hope, Audrey, Miller, Simon, Schreiber, Larson, Chier, Welker, Luebbert, Hockett, Parker (GK)
Substitutes: Schwartz, Broesder, Rademeyer, Stanciak, Howard, Preusser, Gary

Scoring Summary
10:52 - SLU - Larson (Simon)
39:55 - URI - Rosenfeld (Poon)
53:24 - URI - MacDonald (unassisted)
62:31 - SLU - Simon (Larson)
65:44 - URI - Rice (unassisted)
75:40 - URI - MacDonald (unassisted)

How it Happened
No. 4 Rhode Island blitzed No. 2 Saint Louis with three second-half goals to hang a 4-2 defeat on the Billikens and earn a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship finals. The victory was Rhode Island's first ever in Saint Louis.

The Rams will play in the title game for the first time in 20 years.

After Saint Louis took an early lead in the 11th minute on a Hannah Larson goal, Jill Rosenfeld lined a tough-angle laser over the outstretched reach of Billiken keeper Emma Parker. The scored remained tied until the second half.

Rhody took its first lead in the 55th minute when Lauren MacDonald buried a right-footed shot. The lead was short lived, as Julia Simon tied the score for Saint Louis just eight minutes later.

Down the stretch, it was all Rhode Island. Kaia Rice put URI back in front just three minutes after Saint Louis had tied the match, taking wind out of the sails of the hosts. Then, in the 76th minute, MacDonald struck for her second goal of the night, clinching the win and sending Rhody to the conference finals for the first time since 2005.

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island will be making its fourth Atlantic 10 finals. Rhody also made it 2005, 2004 and 2002.
  • The only other team to score four goals against Saint Louis this season was Penn State on Aug. 21.
  • Rhode Island had never scored more than twice against the Billikens in 19 previous matches.
  • Lauren MacDonald scored her ninth and 10th goals of the season. She had nine goals in her first two seasons combined.
  • With 19 career goals, MacDonald moved into 10th place in program history, passing Megan Kasparek (2002-05) and Gina Rosen (1999-02), both of whom had 18.
  • Jill Rosenfeld's goal was her first of the season, and the second of her career.
  • Kaia Rice now has three goals.
  • Courtney Poon was credited with her fifth assist of the year.
  • The Rams will look to win its first A-10 tournament title.
Up Next
Rhode Island will play top-seeded Dayton on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 12:00 noon. The match will stream on ESPN+.
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