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University of Rhode Island

rosenfeld
0
Rhode Island URI (8-6-6, 5-2-3)
2
Winner Saint Louis SLU (13-2-5, 7-0-3)
Rhode Island URI
(8-6-6, 5-2-3)
0
Final
2
Saint Louis SLU
(13-2-5, 7-0-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0
Saint Louis SLU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Saint Louis Beats Rams 2-0 In A10 Semis

No. 5 Rhode Island (8-6-6)
Starters: Samalonis, Name, MacDonald, Rosenfeld, Merkel, Poon, Camacho, Jacobs, White, O'Neill, Eden (GK)
Substitutes: Popp, Rice, Morgan, Steinbach, Shannon

No. 1 Saint Louis (13-2-5)
Starters: Schwartz, Rademeyer, Kim, Miller, Chier, Rasmussen, Welker, Fowlkes, Hockett, Escher (GK)
Substitutes: Broesder, Stanciak, Naftanel, Simpson, Zangara, Karani (GK)

Scoring Summary
63:09 - SLU - Smith (Hockett)
78:45 - SLU - Smith (Kim)

How it Happened
There was no déjà vu this year, as top-seeded Saint Louis defeated No. 5 Rhode Island 2-0 in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship Wednesday night.

A year ago, Rhode Island upset the Billikens 4-2 in the semis to earn a trip to Dayton for the championship match. With a potential return trip on the horizon again, the Rams came up just short. Instead, Saint Louis will host Dayton with a league title at stake on Sunday, Nov. 14.

The first goal of the night came in the 64th minute. The Billikens had been applying significant pressure in the URI end throughout the second half before Blakely Hockett sent a long pass over the top of the Ram defense. Audrey Smith ran onto the ball and slipped a low right-footed shot past keeper Dani Ede for the goal.   
 
Eden did well to keep the Rams in the match. Saint Louis nearly got on the board less than 30 seconds into the second half. Ashley Miller put a shot on target that Eden was able to knock away. The carom went directly to SLU's Caroline Chier, who had an open net to work with, but she put her shot off the right post.

Eden was tested again in the 51st minute when Audrey Smith got the ball with space in the box to Eden's left. Smith lofted a shot on target, but Eden was well position for the save. The pressure kept up when Chier fired a shot from the left side of the box in the 54th minute, but Eden made the stop for another save.

Rhode Island was unable to apply any pressure with its attack. Saint Louis keeper Pepper Escher was knocked out of the game following a collision with URI's Molly Merkel in the 76th minute. Despite a new keeper in Nimu Karani in net, the Rams could not capitalize.

Saint Louis put the game on ice in the 79th minute. Hope Kim controlled a ball out of the air and played it ahead into space for Smith. Smith ran onto the ball and calmly beat Eden with a low shot to put the match away.

Inside the Box Score
  • The goals by Audrey Smith were her 11th and 12th of the season, which ranks second in the Atlantic 10 this season.
  • Only La Salle's Justyce Hollenbach (14) has more this season.
  • Rhode Island was outshot 15-5.
  • The Rams had just three shots on goal for the night.
  • Saint Louis had a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.
  • Lauren MacDonald, Rhode Island's dangerous striker, was injured 31 minutes into the match and did not return.
  • Dani Eden made six saves in net for the Rams.
  • The shutout was the 12th of the season for Saint Louis.



 
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