Rhode Island Starters: Nickles (GK), Warjas, Mencos, Murray, Ross, N. Brennan, Lieberman, Gylfadottir, Cabral, Nardella

UMass Lowell Starters: J. Schneider (GK), Chianese, Conley, Vieira, Ragon, Morrier, K. Schneider, Groffie, Guzman, Cooper, Duchesne

How It Happened
UMass Lowell began the scoring 5:10 into the game, as Taylor Chianese took a Rachel Morrier pass on the right side of the box and put it the upper left corner.

The two teams played it even until the 88th minute, when the Rams drew a penalty kick after Allyson Reynolds was fouled in the scoring area.  Nicole Brennan converted the PK and the two teams would head into extra time.

The Rams and River Hawks played an even 20 minutes of extra time.  Rhode Island attempted three shots in OT to UMass Lowell's two.

Scoring Summary
5:10 - UML - Taylor Chianese (Morrier)
87:04 - URI - Nicole Brennan (unassisted; PK)

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island held a 15-10 edge in shots and a 12-6 advantage in shots on-goal.
• Donika Murray, Nicole Brennan, and Madison Waldron led the Rams with three shots on-goal apiece.
• Brennan's PK was the first goal of the year for Rhode Island and the 11th in her career.
• The converted PK was the first for URI since the 2014 season.
• Katie Nickles made five saves in net for Rhode Island.  Julia Schneider stopped 11 Ram scoring attempts.
• It marks the third straight year in which the Rams opened with a draw.  Last season, Rhody and New Hampshire played 110:00 scoreless minutes in Durham on Aug. 21.  In 2014, URI and Providence played to a 1-1 double overtime tie on Aug. 22.