# 2019 Rhode Island Rams men's soccer team

The 2019 Rhode Island Rams men's soccer team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 59th season of the university fielding a program. The Rams were led by seventh-year head coach, Gareth Elliott.

## Background

Rhode Island finished the 2018 season with a 15–5–0 overall record and a 5–3–0 record in Atlantic 10 play, to finish 3rd in the conference. Rhode Island won the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament and earned a berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. There, they lost to UConn in overtime, 3–4. It was Rhode Island's first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 2006.
Dominik Richter and Peder Kristiansen were named to the Atlantic 10 first team.

## Roster

    As of December 5, 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Stefan Schmidt |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Sondre Karterud |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Peder Kristiansen |
| 4 | MF | USA | Garrett Cronin |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Harvey Read |
| 6 | DF | GER | Niklas Middrup |
| 7 | FW | CZE | Simon Trčka |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Ludvik Benco |
| 9 | FW | GRE | Stavros Zarokostas |
| 10 | MF | ISR | Noam Kolakofsky |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Filippo Tamburini |
| 12 | DF | USA | Zach Drayer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | USA | Robert McManus |
| 16 | DF | USA | Lucas Gesmundo |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ewan Noble |
| 19 | FW | USA | Braeden Cannon |
| 21 | DF | USA | Charlie Booth |
| 22 | DF | USA | Derick Arhin |
| 23 | MF | USA | Jacob Maddox |
| 24 | DF | CAN | Rohun Kawale |
| 28 | MF | NOR | Edvin Akselsen |
| 29 | GK | USA | Trevor Dalton |
| 30 | GK | BER | Andrew Kempe |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 30* 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 0–0–1 | URI Soccer Complex (711) Kingston, RI |
| September 3* 7:00 p.m. | | No. 23 UConn | L 1–3 | 0–1–1 | URI Soccer Complex (1,509) Kingston, RI |
| September 6* 5:00 p.m. | | at Boston College | L 1–2 | 0–2–1 | Newton Soccer Complex (351) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 9* 7:00 p.m., Cox/Yurview | | Providence Ocean State Cup | W 2–1 | 1–2–1 | URI Soccer Complex (2,108) Kingston, RI |
| September 13* 7:00 p.m. | | Merrimack | W 2–1 | 2–2–1 | URI Soccer Complex (611) Kingston, RI |
| September 17* 6:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2–2 | Central Connecticut Soccer Field (438) New Britain, CT |
| September 21 3:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 3–2–2 (1–0–0) | Mount Vernon Athletic Field (441) Washington, DC |
| September 24* 8:00 p.m. | | at Holy Cross | W 3–1 | 4–2–2 | Linda Johnson Smith Stadium (160) Worcester, MA |
| September 28 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 0–1 | 4–3–2 (1–1–0) | Hermann Stadium (3,192) St. Louis, MO |
| October 5 7:00 p.m., A10N | | Fordham | W 3–1 | 5–3–2 (2–1–0) | URI Soccer Complex (281) Kingston, RI |
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 3–2 | 6–3–2 (3–1–0) | URI Soccer Complex (510) Kingston, RI |
| October 12 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 2–0 | 7–3–2 (4–1–0) | Sweeney Field (612) Philadelphia, PA |
| October 15* 7:00 p.m. | | at Brown Ocean State Cup | W 1–0 | 8–3–2 | Stevenson-Pincince Field (205) Providence, RI |
| October 19 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU | W 2–1 | 9–3–2 (5–1–0) | URI Soccer Complex (409) Kingston, RI |
| October 23 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 3–1 | 10–3–2 (6–1–0) | Rudd Field (249) Amherst, MA |
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson Senior Night | W 2–0 | 11–3–2 (7–1–0) | URI Soccer Complex (1,271) Kingston, RI |
| November 2* 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Denver | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 12–3–2 | CIBER Field (417) Denver, CO |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| November 9 7:05 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 23 | (8) Davidson Quarterfinals | W 7–3 | 13–3–2 | URI Soccer Complex (1,539) Kingston, RI |
| November 15 1:05 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 23 | at (5) Fordham Semifinals | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 13–3–3 | Coffey Field (602) The Bronx, NY |
| November 17 12:05 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 23 | vs. (3) Dayton Final | W 1–0 | 14–3–3 | Coffey Field (466) The Bronx, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 23 | at No. 25 Syracuse First round | L 2–3 | 14–4–3 | SU Soccer Stadium (472) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from CollegeSoccerNews.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| United Soccer | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Top Drawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | |
| College Soccer News | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| Soccer America | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 16 | 16 |