September 11, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rhode Island FC News Release
After falling to just its second loss in its last 14 matches in a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC last time out, Rhode Island FC will head out west to California for an out-of-conference clash with Orange County SC on Saturday. With both clubs looking to bounce back from losing results in a tight battle for postseason positioning, Saturday’s late-night kickoff on the east coast will provide yet another crucial opportunity for the Ocean State club to make progress towards securing a postseason berth. Ahead of Saturday’s cross-country matchup, here is everything you need to know.
AT A GLANCE
Date | Saturday, September 14
Kickoff | 10:00 PM ET
Location | Championship Soccer Stadium at the Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA
Broadcast | ESPN+
Social | @rhodeislandfc (X, Instagram, Facebook)
Match Hashtag | #OCvsRI
ORANGE COUNTY SC
Roster
GOALKEEPERS (2): 1-Colin Shutler, 20-Duran Ferree
DEFENDERS (11): 2-Owen Lambe, 3-Charlie Asensio, 5-Dillon Powers, 6-Andrew Fox, 12-Jordan Chavez, 13-Pedro Guimaraes, 14-Ryan Flood, 22-Joseph Buckley, 23-Ryan Doghman, 30-Markus Nakkim, 33-Ashton Miles
MIDFIELDERS (8): 8-Seth Casiple, 10-Brian Iloski, 16-Chris Hegardt, 17-Christian Sorto, 19-Kevin Partida, 25-Ryan Ayoub, 26-Kyle Scott, 35-Ben Norris
FORWARDS (6): 7-Cameron Dunbar, 9-Ethan Zubak, 11-Bryce Jamison, 15-Ashish Chattia, 21-Thomas Amang, 24-Benjamin Barjolo
Searching for Form
Although Orange County SC finds itself just two points removed from the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference standings, the California club is winless in its last six matches, picking up just one point since July 20. Orange County has fallen victim to five shutouts in that time, with its only point coming in a scoreless draw with FC Tulsa. In total, the club has been outscored 14-2 during the recent winless stretch, most notably giving up six goals in a blowout loss to Charleston Battery before a 3-2 loss to Las Vegas Lights FC last time out. The loss, which saw the County Boys let go of a 2-0 first-half lead for the first time since 2019, was decided by an 87th-minute own goal in heartbreaking fashion. Taking a result from Las Vegas would have been a crucial boost to regain momentum in front of the home fans heading into the season’s final stretch. So far this year, Orange County has the third-most losses at 14 behind only Miami FC (22) and El Paso Locomotive FC (15), and have been shutout 12…
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