Rhode Island (4-4-4, 2-1-1 A10)
Starters: Eden (GK), Samalonis, Name, MacDonald, Rosenfeld, Poon, Camacho, Jacobs, Shannon, Steinbach, O'Neill
Substitutes: Popp, Merkel, Morgan, Mayer
Loyola Chicago (4-2-6, 1-0-3 A10)
Starters: Deardorff (GK), Fornelli, Cline, Fleming, Hevey, Collins, Roberts, Beam, Case, Schaffer, Lanni
Substitutes: Bierker, Mrotzek, Rossi, Cryan, Schmidt
Scoring Summary
23:11 - LUC - Roberts (Hevey)
37:16 - URI - Rosenfeld (MacDonald)
How it Happened
Rhode Island and Loyola Chicago traded first-half goals before battling to a 1-1 draw Sunday afternoon at the URI Soccer Complex in Kingston.
Loyola Chicago struck first in the 29th minute. Zoe Hevey set up Emily Roberts, who found the back of the net to give the Ramblers a 1-0 advantage.
The Rams answered less than 10 minutes later. Lauren MacDonald fed Jill Rosenfeld, who scored in the 38th minute to even the match at 1-1.
Loyola Chicago controlled the chances in the second half, but goalkeeper Dani Eden kept the Ramblers off the scoreboard. Eden made saves in the 47th and 59th minutes before coming up with two more stops in the final 10 minutes of regulation.
Inside the Box Score
- Jill Rosenfeld scored her second goal of the season and accounted for Rhode Island's lone goal of the match.
- Lauren MacDonald recorded the assist on Rosenfeld's goal. It was MacDonald's second assist of the season and second in as many games.
- Goalkeeper Dani Eden made five saves, including four in the second half.
- Loyola Chicago outshot Rhode Island 13-3 and held an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Up Next
Rhode Island plays at Davidson on Thursday, Oct. 8. The match begins at 7 p.m.
