Rhode Island (7-9-0, 5-3-0) vs. Maine at Fort Kent (8-4-1)
Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
URI Soccer Complex (Kingston, R.I.)
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Match Notes
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RHODE ISLAND VS. MAINE FORT KENT - MATCHUP NOTES
- This is the second meeting all time between Rhode Island and Maine Fort Kent.
- The Rams took the victory against the Bengals on Oct. 10, 2023, 8-1.
- Nate Yurkovic was one of the six goal scorers in the game for Rhody.
- Brett Schwab started and played 64 minutes in the win.
- The Bengals will travel 504 miles to Kingston; the farthest distance of any non-conference opponent Rhode Island has faced in 2026.
- This is the longest road trip of the season for UMFK.
- Maine Fort Kent competes in the USCAA, a separate governing body from the NCAA.
- The Bengals are the only USCAA member school the Rams have played in their program's history.
- Rhode Island has also faced Dublin, the only other school with athletics programs not in the NCAA.
- With a win, the Rams would secure their first eight-win season since 2021, when they won 10 games.
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SCOUTING THE BENGALS
- UMFK has won two straight games and is unbeaten in six straight dating back to Sept. 19, 2026.
- The Bengals currently sit in fifth place in USCAA Division 1. The top six teams go to pool play for the championships.
- Rohane Brown and Michael German both lead the team in points, picking up eight goals and five assists this season.
- Boliver Owusu has started 11 games in net for the Bengals, posting a 1.27 GAA and a .716 save percentage.
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RHODE ISLAND BY THE NUMBERS THIS SEASON
- Rhode Island is third in the Atlantic 10 this season in goals for with 27.
- Rhody has the fourth most assists as well in the A10 with 23.
- Maksim Kalina and Tiago Barriguinha both have five goals this season, tied for fifth in the conference.
- The Rams have also given up the third most goals by a conference member with 26.
- Rhody leads the league in total saves with 80 through 16 games played.
- Barriguinha has scored all four of the team's penalty kicks this season, which is second best in the A10.
- The Rams have racked up 33 yellow cards and three red cards, both middle of the pack in the conference.