Rhode Island (1-3-2)
Starters: Schmidt (GK), Berntsen, Huhnholz, Sanchis, Vojvodic, Barriguinha, Vasic, Casado, Bona, Harris, Kumakura
Substitutes: Bruning, Forster, Taylor, Schwab, Yurkovic

Fordham (3-2-2)
Starters: Stephani (GK), Gray, Bernoth, Insalaco, Gramberg, Kisse,D'Ippolito, Pompliano, Krohnstad, Gatti, Lang
Substitutes: Varela, Leitner, Betancourt, Di Sessa

Scoring Summary
20:29 - FOR - Pompliano (D'Ippolito)
74:34 - URI - Harris (Berntsen)

How it Happened
Theo Harris scored on a header in the 75th minute as Rhode Island earned a 1-1 draw with Fordham in the Atlantic 10 opener for both sides Saturday night.

Despite limiting Fordham to two shots on goal in the first half, Rhode Island found itself down 1-0. In the 21st minute, Luke Pompliano got behind the URI defense and snuck a header inside the right post. Daniel D'Ippolito curled a long high pass into the box, and Pompliano got his head on it and bounced a shot in for the visitors.

Rhody struggled to pressure the Fordham zone, but Sebastian Berntsen got a ball into the left corner in the 75th minute. He lined a cross, and Harris flicked a header inside the far post to knot the score.

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Theo Harris scored his second goal of the season. The forward has stepped up for URI, playing 172 minutes over the last two matches.
• Freshman Sebastian Berntsen's assist was the first point of his career.
• Berntsen has played all 90 minutes in three of the team's last four matches.
• Rhode Island outshot Fordham 11-7, but the visiting Rams had a 6-4 edge in shots on goal.
• Freshman keeper Lenno Schmidt made five saves. His record improved to 1-1-2 on the season.

Up Next
Rhode Island is back at the URI Soccer Complex to host in-state rival Brown on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The match will stream on ESPN+.