Box Score Rhode Island (4-1-0)
Starters: Eden (GK), Gilbert, Penny, Name, MacDonald, Rosenfeld, Carstensen, Sylvester, Poon, Jacobs, White
Substitutes: Samalonis, Rice, Yee, Steinbach, O'Neill

Providence (2-1-0)
Starters: Thallman (GK), Am. Coffie, Schoeley, Mouratidis, Casey, Pickles, McFarlane, Roden, McBride, Gruhn, Middaugh
Substitutes: Kloock-Jensen, Haarala, Batchen, Tonino, Finn, Gregorski, Al. Coffie, Gibbs

Scoring Summary
3:59 - URI - Jacobs (Rosenfeld, MacDonald)
9:51 - URI - MacDonald (Rosenfeld, Carstensen)

How it Happened
Rhode Island scored twice in the opening 10 minutes, paving the way for a 2-0 victory over in-state rival Providence Saturday night.  

Rhode Island drew first blood minutes into the match. A shot by Lauren MacDonald was deflected away by Providence keeper Ellie Thallman. Jill Rosenfeld settled the ball and found Nika Jacobs alone in the box, and Jacobs buried the shot for a 1-0 lead.

Rosenfeld and MacDonald paired up to pad the Ram lead six minutes later. Mie Carstensen capitalized on a Friar turnover and sent a pass to Rosenfeld in the corner. Rosenfeld sent a low cross to MacDonald, who slipped the shot past Thallman to give Rhody a 2-0 edge.

From there, the Rhody defense kept the pressure away, allowing Providence just two shots on goal as the Rams secured the win.

Inside the Box Score

• The victory was Rhody's first in the head-to-head series since 2007.
• Junior Jill Rosenfeld has recorded at least one assist in four straight matches. She leads the Atlantic 10 with five assists on the season.
• Junior Lauren MacDonald's goal was her second of the season and 11th of her career.
• With three points, MacDonald moved into a tie for 28th on URI's all-time scoring list with four other players. The most recent of the players was Taylor Ross, who had 12 goals and four assists from 2014-17. 
• Junior Nika Jacobs scored the first goal of her career.
• Freshman Natalie White made her first career start, opening on Rhody's back line.
• Rhody keeper Dani Eden needed just two saves to record her third shutout of the season.

Up Next
The Rams are back at the URI Soccer Complex on Thursday, Sept. 4 to face Bryant at 7 p.m. The match is scheduled to stream on ESPN+.