Rhode Island (5-7-0, 3-1-0) at Fordham (2-3-4, 3-0-1)
Sunday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field (Bronx, N.Y.)
Coverage: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Match Notes
 
RHODE ISLAND VS. FORDHAM - MATCHUP NOTES

• This is the 34th meeting all time between Rhode Island and Fordham.
• Rhode Island is 18-9-6 all time against the Rams.
• Sunday's match is the first time Rhody is playing in a #1 seed vs. #2 seed A10 matchup since Oct. 30, 2021, when the Rams lost to top-seeded Saint Louis 3-1.
• Rhody is unbeaten in the last eight meetings against Fordham, having won four games and tying the other four.
• The last Fordham win in the series came on Sept. 29, 2018, a 4-2 win in the Bronx.
• Last year the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Kingston.
• Theo Harris had the game-tying goal in the 75th minute of the match.
• Fordham is the most common opponent under Head Coach Gareth Elliott's tenure, as this will be the 17th match the teams play with him at the helm of the URI program.

A LOOK AT THE BRONX RAMS

• Fordham was picked to finish fourth in the A10 Preseason Coaches Poll.
• The Rams currently sit in first place with ten conference points, having defeated Loyola Chicago, VCU, and Saint Louis, with one draw against St. Bonaventure.
• Fordham is currently on a four-game unbeaten streak.
• Bruno Cellerino is the leading scorer for the Rams with three goals and two assists in eleven games played.
• Shayon Kashi and Leon Perelman have each seen some time in goal this season, though Perelman has played three straight games, making the last two starts in net.
• The two keepers have combined 0.91 GAA, which is second best in the A10 and a .767 save percentage, which is fifth best.

RAMS HEATING UP AT RIGHT TIME

• Rhode Island has now won three straight games as they have reached the halfway point of conference play.
• The Rams' three-game win streak in A10 play is the longest since 2021.
• Rhody's last three-game win streak overall was at the beginning of the 2024 season.
• Rhody is outscoring their opponents 7-1 during the stretch.
• Everson Goglia has scored in back-to-back games for Rhody and has three goals in five games.
• Liam Kuemmritz scored two goals and assisted on two more over the last four games.
• Rhody currently sits in second place in the Atlantic 10, five points ahead of eighth place.
• After Sunday, Rhode Island will wrap up conference play against La Salle, Dayton, and George Mason, who have a combined 2-3-5 A10 record through Oct. 9.