Score: Rhode Island 5, UAlbany 3
Location: URI Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I.
Records: UAlbany (1-5-2) | Rhode Island (4-0-4)
Short Story: UAlbany men’s soccer falls in a high-scoring affair at Rhode Island, 5-3, just ahead of the start of conference play.
Key Stats
- Tiago Dias and Jeff Theilmann scored their first career goals as Great Danes
- Saad Faiz scored for the second time in three games
- Daniel Shannon recorded a career-high seven saves
- Rhode Island outshot UAlbany 18-9
Head Coach Trevor Gorman: “A mixed evening for us against a very good team. In stretches of the game we were quite good. Our spirit and togetherness and effort is always there. Conceding goals at the wrong times is tough on the road. We have lessons we are still learning but the attitude is positive and we are looking forward to conference play.”
How it Happened
- Two goals were scored within the first four minutes of Tuesday’s game, and just over 40 seconds apart. First, Rhode Island got on the board off a corner kick that deflected into the Great Dane goal off a UAlbany defender. Undeterred, UAlbany earned their own corner kick immediately afterwards, with Saad Faiz finding Tiago Dias for a header to tie the game at one before the four-minute mark.
- Rhode Island took a 2-1 lead in the 33rd minute when Jordan Koduah beat UAlbany goalkeeper Daniel Shannon. The Rams, who outshot UAlbany 7-3 in the first half, took the same lead into halftime.
- The Rams went up by two goals, 3-1, shortly after the break. Patrick Agyemang netted a quick turnaround shot…
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