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2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:41 am
by RhowdyRam02
8/24 (Thu) 4 pm at Quinnipiac Hamden, CT
8/27 (Sun) 1 pm vs Stonehill URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
9/1 (Fri) 1 pm at Harvard Cambridge, MA on ESPN+
9/4 (Mon) 7:05 pm vs #30 Providence URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
9/8 (Fri) 7 pm at Central Connecticut State New Britain, CT on NEC Front Row
9/12 (Tue) 7:05 pm vs Holy Cross URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
9/16 (Sat) 7 pm at Dayton Dayton, OH
9/19 (Tue) 7 pm at Bryant Smithfield, RI
9/23 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs La Salle URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
9/30 (Sat) 6 pm at #24 Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO
10/4 (Wed) 7 pm at George Mason Fairfax, VA
10/7 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Fordham URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+

10/10 (Tue) 7:05 pm vs Maine at Fort Kent URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
10/14 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs VCU URI Soccer Complex
10/17 (Tue) 7:05 pm vs Brown URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+
10/21 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Loyola Chicago URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+

10/28 (Sat) 1 pm at Davidson Davidson, NC


11/3 or 11/4 (Fri or Sat) A10 First Round games
11/8 (Wed) A10 Semifinals
11/12 (Sun) A10 Championship


Top 8 teams make the A10 tournament, all games in the tournament will be on the campus of the higher seed. Last year we finished tied for 9th, one point out of making the conference tournament. We finished tied for 2nd in 2021

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:58 am
by KeaneyBluBallz
way too many ties in 2022.

need to get that boot when we need it.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:00 pm
by KeaneyBluBallz
just to add, from the games I saw, Rhody was never out matched or out played. i never saw them with their backs against the wall so to speak .

Just didn't get the extra goal.

the no OT rule i feel worked against them last season.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:16 pm
by RhowdyRam02
Last year before the calendar hit September they had already a tie at #21/14 Penn State and a win at #8/15 Hofstra. They turned a really good non-conference start into a completely mediocre conference season due to the ties you mentioned

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:22 pm
by bigappleram
Especially disappointing when you consider what the kid at Charlotte FC is doing right now.
A wasted year with a special talent like that.

This year SLU is going to be ridiculously good.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:42 pm
by RhowdyRam02
Interestingly, Agyemang only played 56 minutes in our game at Penn State and didn't play at all at Hofstra. I wonder if when he was out there too many of our guys just waited for him to make the key play

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:20 pm
by DuneClub
Noticed Cian Purcell isn't on this season's roster. Had elig. remaining. Maybe he transferred? Likely won't find out till he turns up in some other program.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 1:51 pm
by RhowdyRam02
Rhode Island was picked to finish sixth in the A10 preseason poll with no one picked for the preseason all-conference team

https://atlantic10.com/news/2023/8/21/s ... -poll.aspx

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:03 pm
by DuneClub
Scoreless draw, at Q' this afternoon. Ram/keeper only had to made 1 save while team could only manage about 6 sog themselves.
The F who looked to be their top recruit DNP? Brandon Bermingham may be inj or it could be an elig thing?

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:31 am
by RF1
DuneClub wrote: 9 months ago Scoreless draw, at Q' this afternoon. Ram/keeper only had to made 1 save while team could only manage about 6 sog themselves.
The F who looked to be their top recruit DNP? Brandon Bermingham may be inj or it could be an elig thing?
A tie. Follows the pattern of last season.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 12:07 pm
by rhodyrudder
Home doubleheader tonight,
Men at 4 v new D-I NEC member Stonehill
Women at 7 v PC

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:13 pm
by ramster
URI beats Stonehill 3-0. Led 1-0 at half. URI President in attendance on a beautiful day.

Playing field is in beautiful condition.
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Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:06 pm
by RhowdyRam02
I noticed that myself, the field is pristine. Thorr wasn't joking in the facility video about the shape of our field, and it's a big reason why we should never even consider combining football and soccer facilities

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:43 pm
by ramster
RhowdyRam02 wrote: 8 months ago I noticed that myself, the field is pristine. Thorr wasn't joking in the facility video about the shape of our field, and it's a big reason why we should never even consider combining football and soccer facilities
Agree. The Soccer Field is beautiful. Plus it has lights for Night events. Keep Football away from Soccer.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:25 am
by ramster
Nice honor


Clarke-Tosczak Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

https://gorhody.com/news/2023/8/28/mens ... -week.aspx


https://gorhody.com/sports/mens-soccer/ ... sczak/7620

Interesting from his bio.....

Chose Rhode Island because of the great soccer program and the beautiful campus
Also considered attending New Hampshire, San Diego State, Dayton,, Syracuse and UCLA

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 10:39 am
by ramster
PC Monday Night Labor Day 7pm at URI

PC started the season losing 2-0 at #1 Ranked Syracuse

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Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:05 pm
by RF1
URI notched another tie last night at Harvard as the game ended scoreless. Record now stands at 1-0-2. The pattern of ties from last season is carrying over to the early start of this year.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 12:46 pm
by ramster
Get used to ties since the NCAA eliminated the 2 Overtime Periods last season. Lots more ties in Men's and Women's Soccer now.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:42 pm
by NYGFan_Section208
Ties suck. No one likes a tie.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:51 pm
by NYGFan_Section208
Soccer (and hockey)would have much more interest, if it was guaranteed there would never be a tie.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:19 pm
by ramster
2,113 announced attendance at tonights game
PC won 2-1
I didn't like the Red Card given to Michael Hostetter in the 1st half. Big scuffle broke out and PC got 2 Yellow Cards as a result.
Stands were packed and hundreds were watching from the corners of the field

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:34 pm
by DuneClub
So the pc player was given a yellow card while scoring a goal, at the 88min for win? I don't get it.

Match Scoring Summary
TEAM PRD CLOCK PLAY SCORE
PC 2 62:11 GOAL by PC Dewhurst, Cole. 1-0
URI 2 79:39 GOAL by URI Taylor, Mathias Assist by Yurkovic, Nate. 1-1
PC 2 88:54 GOAL by PC McSorley, Brendan Assist by O'Brien, Pearce. 2-1
Cards and Ejections
TEAM PRD CLOCK FOUL
1 04:07 Yellow card on PC Messer, Nathan.
1 11:28 Red card on URI Hofstetter, Michael.
1 11:28 Yellow card on PC Candela, Miguel.
1 11:28 Yellow card on PC Varley, Mitchel.
1 40:33 Yellow card on URI Kwitchoff, Max.
2 88:54 Yellow card on PC McSorley, Brendan.
Comparison By Period
SHOTS 1 2 T
3 7 10
5 3 8
SAVES 1 2 T
3 0 3
0 1 1
GOALS 1 2 T
0 2 2
0 1 1
CORNERS 1 2 T
3 4 7
0 2 2

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:06 pm
by RhowdyRam02
ramster wrote: 8 months ago 2,113 announced attendance at tonights game
PC won 2-1
I didn't like the Red Card given to Michael Hostetter in the 1st half. Big scuffle broke out and PC got 2 Yellow Cards as a result.
Stands were packed and hundreds were watching from the corners of the field
$4.4 million seems excessive for a press box area and dugouts for the teams, but not enough for a full scale renovation of the complex. Maybe there will be enough left over to add some more stands though?

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:32 pm
by ramster
DuneClub wrote: 8 months ago So the pc player was given a yellow card while scoring a goal, at the 88min for win? I don't get it.

Match Scoring Summary
TEAM PRD CLOCK PLAY SCORE
PC 2 62:11 GOAL by PC Dewhurst, Cole. 1-0
URI 2 79:39 GOAL by URI Taylor, Mathias Assist by Yurkovic, Nate. 1-1
PC 2 88:54 GOAL by PC McSorley, Brendan Assist by O'Brien, Pearce. 2-1
Cards and Ejections
TEAM PRD CLOCK FOUL
1 04:07 Yellow card on PC Messer, Nathan.
1 11:28 Red card on URI Hofstetter, Michael.
1 11:28 Yellow card on PC Candela, Miguel.
1 11:28 Yellow card on PC Varley, Mitchel.
1 40:33 Yellow card on URI Kwitchoff, Max.
2 88:54 Yellow card on PC McSorley, Brendan.
Comparison By Period
SHOTS 1 2 T
3 7 10
5 3 8
SAVES 1 2 T
3 0 3
0 1 1
GOALS 1 2 T
0 2 2
0 1 1
CORNERS 1 2 T
3 4 7
0 2 2
The Red Card against Hostetter reallly hurt as we had to play 1 man short
It was very strange. PC got two Yellow Cards on the incident but we got a Red. Tempers were really glaring on both teams. Saw PC players do plenty of flops and lots of whining to the Refs including on the play where Hostetter got the Red Card.
Not like I needed any reminders as to why I despise that former mental institution.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:24 pm
by rhodyrudder
DuneClub wrote: 8 months ago So the pc player was given a yellow card while scoring a goal, at the 88min for win? I don't get it.
Excessive celebration…

Both teams played hard over the last 75 minutes.

Rhody has some nice players. PC only had 4 shots iirc. Keeper made a tremendous save right after the equalizer.
Amazing that Rhody tied it up with 10 to go. Very unfortunate to lose with 60 seconds left.

Both PC goals were on corners.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:17 pm
by DuneClub
The film I caught didn't show it, but supposedly the Red Card was for kicking a player in the nuts. Automatic.
It not only makes you play a man down (leading to the loss) but also takes offender out of the next game. A very unwise move if true.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:51 pm
by NYGFan_Section208
DuneClub wrote: 8 months ago The film I caught didn't show it, but supposedly the Red Card was for kicking a player in the nuts. Automatic.
It not only makes you play a man down (leading to the loss) but also takes offender out of the next game. A very unwise move if true.
Kicked in the nuts? Call a specialist. Call Duce Chestnut today.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:53 pm
by RF1
Just four games into the season and it is already looking like it is the A-10 Tournament Championship or bust as far as making it to the NCAA's.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:20 pm
by rhodyrudder
RF1 wrote: 8 months ago Just four games into the season and it is already looking like it is the A-10 Tournament Championship or bust as far as making it to the NCAA's.
It’s been like that for a few years, and will probably continue that way in soccer and in hoops going forward. We’re in the fucking minors now.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:17 am
by rhodyrudder
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - The men's soccer match between Rhode Island and Central Connecticut State was halted in the 34th minute due to inclement weather in the area. The match will not be made up and stats from the portion that was played will not count.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:35 pm
by rhodyrudder
Rams beat Holy Cross 1-0.
Not sure if HC could beat RIC though.
They only had 1 shot on goal.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:13 am
by rhodyrudder
Conference play kicked off with a 6-0 loss at Dayton.
Yikes.

Tuesday night they’re back to OOC play with a game in Smithfield.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:32 pm
by DuneClub
Interesting match on several levels. Coming off an unexpected whitewash on Sat. in a in match that had no penalties but 6g scored against? Tonight not much better.
On the other hand Bryant was undefeated/unscored upon with new coach in a new league. URI was likely thinking they may be looking ahead, to conference match at the end of the week and overlook Rams.

Of course if you haven't given up any goals you prob' aren't playing a difficult OC sched (last, in OSS). But AmEast is likely to be power rated higher than A10 at the end of the season and get likely three (maybe 4) into the NCAA. If Bry wins this week against UVm they are prob' "in" the NCAA, barring a collapse. I'd say their program has changed in a big way.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:41 pm
by rhodyram22
We are terrible this year. My god.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:17 pm
by JFrech21
Looks like we are decimated with injuries. I noticed 5 starters out tonight (Molina, Montoro, Oystese, Kwitchoff & Villanueva).

Still no excuse to be outscored 10-0 in our last 2 matches. We also only have 1 senior on the entire roster.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:10 am
by NYGFan_Section208

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:34 am
by RF1
Men's soccer goes scoreless once again and lost at St Louis 2-0 this past Saturday. The team has not scored a goal in its last four matches. Has just five goals in nine games being outscored 14-5. Record is 0-2-1 in A-10 and 2-4-3 overall. It is looking like the program will likely miss qualifying for its second straight A-10 Tournament as only the top eight teams make it.

It would seem the days when URI would typically always have good men's soccer, baseball, and golf teams may now be in the past.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:41 am
by KeaneyBluBallz
that goal diff is glaring. yikes.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:51 am
by RhowdyRam02
A little early to say it's likely being only 3 points, or 1 win, out of a tie for the last playoff spot, but they certainly need to pick things up soon. Remaining conference games with place in standings:

10/4 (Wed) 7 pm at George Mason Fairfax, VA on ESPN+ 14th (last)
10/7 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Fordham URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+ tied for 4th
10/14 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs VCU URI Soccer Complex tied for 1st
10/21 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Loyola Chicago URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+ tied for 8th

10/28 (Sat) 1 pm at Davidson Davidson, NC tied for 4th


So far we've played

at Dayton tied for 4th
La Salle 7th
at Saint Louis tied for 1st

Our remaining schedule isn't much easier, have to take advantage of tomorrow night's game and Loyola especially

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:33 am
by RhowdyRam02
Since Gareth Elliott took over with the 2013 season here are his year by year A10 results:

2013 0-8-0 (12th)
2014 7-1-0 (1st)
2015 4-3-1 (t-4th)
2016 4-4-0 (7th)
2017 4-3-1 (6th)
2018 5-3-0 (t-3rd)
2019 7-1-0 (1st)
Spring 21 1-2-1 (4th in North Division)
2021 5-2-1 (2nd)
2022 2-2-4 (t-9th)
2023 0-2-1 (13th)

Total 39-31-9 (2 1st, 1 2nd, 1 t-3rd, 1 t-4th, 1 6th, 1 7th, 1 t-9th, 1 12th)
Last year and this year with the change in OT rules 2-4-5

Off year and a half that can be rebounded from? A coach that has gotten "comfortable" as suggested in another thread? Something about his system that has been hurt with having no OT anymore? Other?

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:42 am
by RhowdyRam02
Losing 4-2 Wednesday to a team that was 0-3 in conference was absolutely not a result we needed. Now we're 5 points back of a tournament spot, but with 4 teams between us and 8th. We are 157 in RPI through games played Sunday.

10/7 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Fordham URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+ tied for 2nd, 10th RPI, 24th in coaches poll
10/14 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs VCU URI Soccer Complex tied for 4th, 40th RPI
10/21 (Sat) 7:05 pm vs Loyola Chicago URI Soccer Complex on ESPN+ tied for 5th, 69th RPI

10/28 (Sat) 1 pm at Davidson Davidson, NC ESPN+ tied for 2nd, 42nd RPI


That certainly doesn't appear to be a schedule conducive to moving up in the standings and getting a spot in the tournament

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:02 am
by KeaneyBluBallz
RhowdyRam02 wrote: 7 months ago Since Gareth Elliott took over with the 2013 season here are his year by year A10 results:

2013 0-8-0 (12th)
2014 7-1-0 (1st)
2015 4-3-1 (t-4th)
2016 4-4-0 (7th)
2017 4-3-1 (6th)
2018 5-3-0 (t-3rd)
2019 7-1-0 (1st)
Spring 21 1-2-1 (4th in North Division)
2021 5-2-1 (2nd)
2022 2-2-4 (t-9th)
2023 0-2-1 (13th)

Total 39-31-9 (2 1st, 1 2nd, 1 t-3rd, 1 t-4th, 1 6th, 1 7th, 1 t-9th, 1 12th)
Last year and this year with the change in OT rules 2-4-5

Off year and a half that can be rebounded from? A coach that has gotten "comfortable" as suggested in another thread? Something about his system that has been hurt with having no OT anymore? Other?
100% the OT rule has hurt us, but we're all playing by the same rules, so I have a tough time using that as an excuse.

it doesn't matter to me who we play, Narragansett Mariners or Manchester United. We're not going to beat anyone not scoring any goals. I don't think lack of goal scoring is due to a 'coach being comfortable'.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:17 pm
by RhowdyRam02
Would a team lacking goal scoring be more likely to tie than teams with more goal scoring? I would presume yes, but not really sure

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:55 pm
by rhodyrudder
Not sure about how the lack of OT hurts.
They used to play 20 extra minutes, but still had ties.
They could also win or lose…obviously.
Now there are a few more ties, but they’re missing some players.

Regarding this year, the PC result after playing shorthanded for 75 minutes was heartbreaking. They sucked against Holy Cross… and the last few weeks have been dreadful to be sure.

But Gareth has 2 titles to his credit. 0-2 in the NCAAs but both matches were incredible.
I personally don’t blame Rhody’s struggles these last four years on his sense of complacency, whatever the fuck that means.

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:05 pm
by JFrech21
Nice win tonight over the #24 team in the country. We have had a crazy amount of injuries this year. That, and with only 1 senior in the roster I don’t think we are as bad as our record shows. We definitely have plenty of promise for the future. We lost our best striker to the MLS last year. There is no complacency. Go Rhody!!

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:35 pm
by JFrech21
RhowdyRam02 wrote: 7 months ago Since Gareth Elliott took over with the 2013 season here are his year by year A10 results:

2013 0-8-0 (12th)
2014 7-1-0 (1st)
2015 4-3-1 (t-4th)
2016 4-4-0 (7th)
2017 4-3-1 (6th)
2018 5-3-0 (t-3rd)
2019 7-1-0 (1st)
Spring 21 1-2-1 (4th in North Division)
2021 5-2-1 (2nd)
2022 2-2-4 (t-9th)
2023 0-2-1 (13th)

Total 39-31-9 (2 1st, 1 2nd, 1 t-3rd, 1 t-4th, 1 6th, 1 7th, 1 t-9th, 1 12th)
Last year and this year with the change in OT rules 2-4-5

Off year and a half that can be rebounded from? A coach that has gotten "comfortable" as suggested in another thread? Something about his system that has been hurt with having no OT anymore? Other?
For reference, they were 27-39 (not including ties) in the 4 seasons prior to Elliott taking over

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:05 pm
by ramster
JFrech21 wrote: 7 months ago Nice win tonight over the #24 team in the country. We have had a crazy amount of injuries this year. That, and with only 1 senior in the roster I don’t think we are as bad as our record shows. We definitely have plenty of promise for the future. We lost our best striker to the MLS last year. There is no complacency. Go Rhody!!
Yep
Nice 1-0 win tonight
Fordham was the highest ranked A10 team

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:28 pm
by RhowdyRam02
rhodyrudder wrote: 7 months ago Not sure about how the lack of OT hurts.
They used to play 20 extra minutes, but still had ties.
They could also win or lose…obviously.
Now there are a few more ties, but they’re missing some players.

Regarding this year, the PC result after playing shorthanded for 75 minutes was heartbreaking. They sucked against Holy Cross… and the last few weeks have been dreadful to be sure.

But Gareth has 2 titles to his credit. 0-2 in the NCAAs but both matches were incredible.
I personally don’t blame Rhody’s struggles these last four years on his sense of complacency, whatever the fuck that means.
I concur, but after someone brought it up in another thread I figured I'd try to get the conversation going here

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:29 pm
by RhowdyRam02
JFrech21 wrote: 7 months ago Nice win tonight over the #24 team in the country. We have had a crazy amount of injuries this year. That, and with only 1 senior in the roster I don’t think we are as bad as our record shows. We definitely have plenty of promise for the future. We lost our best striker to the MLS last year. There is no complacency. Go Rhody!!
Good point. And that striker has been productive in his time in his rookie pro season

Re: 2023 Men's Soccer

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:54 am
by rjv
Why is Senior Night tonight when there will be 3 more home games?
There are 6 Seniors on the team