THE BASICS
Rhode Island (1-3-2) vs. Brown (2-2-0)
Kickoff: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. BROWN - SERIES NOTES
- Brown leads Rhode Island in the all-time series, 41-15-4.
- The teams have met in eight of the last nine years, with the lone exception being 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Rhode Island is looking for its first win in the series since 2021, when it beat the Bears 3-1 in Kigston.
- Last season, Brown won 2-1 in Providence.Â
- Current junior Lorenzo Amaral scored both goals for the Bears, getting one early in each half.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTÂ
- After winning its first two matches of the season, Brown has dropped two straight.
- The Bears fell at Boston University on Sept. 5 and then to Connecticut at home on Sept. 10, both by the score of 3-1.
- Midfielder Mads Stistrup Peterson has scored three of Brown's five goals this season.
- He scored once each against Holy Cross, Fairfield and Boston University.
- Keeper Henrik Weiper has been Brown's only goalie thus far. He has a 1.75 goals-against average with nine saves and seven goals allowed in four matches.
- Head coach Chase Wileman is in his fourth season with Brown and has an overall record of 23-21-12.
- Dating back to Oct. 1, 2022, Brown is exactly .500 over its last 50 matches, going 19-19-12.Â
BACKLINE SETTLING INÂ Â
- Rhode Island's starting defense for the last two matches has consisted of Tim Huhnholz and Joel Bona in the middle, flanked by Sebastian Berntsen and Takumi Kumamura on the outside.
- Along with keeper Lenno Schmidt, the group has allowed just one goal in each of the last two matches.
- The last time Rhode Island allowed a single goal or less was a two-match span from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 in 2024, when it tied Bryant 0-0 and then blanked Loyola Chicago, 1-0.
- Â After allowing 15.3 shots per game through the first four matches, Rhode Island has given up 9.5 per match over the last two games.
- Only 11 of the 19 shots allowed in the last two matches have been on goal.
BERNTSEN RECORDS FIRST CAREER POINTÂ Â
- Freshman Sebastian Berntsen picked up his first career point in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Fordham.
- The Aalesund, Norway native sent a cross that Theo Harris was able to head in for a goal in the 75th minute.Â
- Berntsen is one of three Rams to start all six matches this season, along with junior midfielder Tiago Barraguinha and graduate transfer and fellow defender Joel Bona.
