September 26, 2011

Dear Alums & Friends,

Dickens wrote in a Tales of Two Cities “It was best of times, it was the worst of times” and it was for us...sort of. Big weekend here on campus with our Grassroot Soccer Fundraiser game on Friday versus Boston College and Sunday match with Ivy League foe Yale was something we were really looking forward during training the week before. The games certainly didn’t turn out the way hoped but we will take something from each match in preparation for the conference season.

On Friday BC came to town with a #10 national ranking having lost to now #1 UConn in their previous game. It was a rainy night with the match kicking off on time following the URI women’s drubbing Iona 5-0 in the front end of the doubleheader. Unfortunately, we were behind quickly with the Eagles scoring on a corner just 2 minutes into the game. But from there it it seemed to be all Rams.

With the weather and periodic downpours the crowd was thinner then expected which was a bummer for what was hoped for our annual Grassroot Soccer night. Those who were there stayed glued to their seats as the boy’s put on a great show. Besides a couple of pieces where the Eagles kept the ball, our Rams dominated, out cornering BC 5-2 and outshooting them 16-9 (12-3 shots on goal) that included limiting them to 1 shot in the second 45 minutes. We had some great chances including a sequence where Jamie Eckmayer (Harrington Park, NJ) redirected a Matt Sykes (Sheffield, England) cross that hit the crossbar, had the rebound headed off the post and subsequent shot saved. Credit goes where credit is due as the BC goalkeeper Justin Luthy made several game saving stops including a Joey Haught (Brecksville, OH) redirect and Trevor Moran (Wilbraham, MA) rocket from the top of the box. We thought we had the game tying tally when Sykes hit blast of a free kick that Luthy turned around the post. The games stayed 1-0 for the Eagles but it was a great performance and showed how we can and will play down the stretch.

The real winner in the game was Grassroot Soccer (www.grassrootsoccer.org) who, in spite of the rain, will garner a nice donation through t-shirt sales by the boy’s and the dollars given at the gate. A few of the guy’s are still in the process of collecting from t-shirt sales so when we get the final tally we will let you know. Special thanks to Assistant Chris Pennock for coordinating the effort, our Rams FC parents for manning the collection bins and Jackie University Spirit in the Kingston Emporium for their help with our t-shirts.

For what ever reason the Sunday game versus Yale University had a bit of a hangover feel to it. It was not from lack of effort but possibly from mental sharpness which will be a lesson learned as we go into doubleheader weekend games in the league. The guy’s never really got a into the rhythm like the Friday game and we were down quickly 2-0. We pulled one back when Franco LoPresti (Markham, Ontario) was yanked down on a free kick for a penalty and Joey Haught converted to make it 2-1. A 70th minute goal by Yale gave them a cushion and there was no joy in Mudville or Kingston...

Well, from here we actually have a two week break until Atlantic 10 10 Conference play begins. Due to the NCAA adding an additional week on the front end of the season in April, we couldn’t find a game for this weekend. So, we do have Franco LoPresti’s as well as Jeff Gonsalves ‘07 former club team Winstars Academy coming to Kingston for an international friendly on Saturday October 1st a 11:00 am. The following weekend, October 7-9, we open up with an A10 doubleheader weekend when we host St. Louis on Friday night at 7:00 pm and UNC-Charlotte on Sunday at 1:00 pm. It always is a good weekend of soccer and encourage you to get out and see the boy’s play.

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

September 19, 2011

Dear Alumni & Friends,

It was a great weekend here in Kingston with our 2-1 win over Holy Cross on Saturday night. We had a great crowd as it was a perfect night to play combined with Chariho Youth Soccer Night. It was a great environment as hours before kick-off the CYSA players and parents were tailgating in the Ryan Center parking lot with activities like “Plinko” and impromptu soccer games abound. The Holy Cross bus unfortunately ran over one of the kids soccer balls upon arrival and luckily it belonged to one Michael O’Connor. Holy Cross Coach Ted Priestly felt horrible but no worries, Michael certainly has a few extra at home.

The game started off well and the half was marked by some of the best soccer we’ve played this season. The ball was moving crisply on the dewy grass and the positive energy and vibes from the crowd paid off when freshmen forward Ross Morison (Linlithgow, Scotland) got on the end of classmate Matt Sykes (Sheffield, England) driven ball, after pressuring a Holy Cross defender into a mistake and slid the ball by the onrushing Crusader goalkeeper for the opening goal of the game.

The second half became quite a battle as the tempo picked up as the game clock ticked down. We got a couple of great chances including a Sykes drive from an angle and Trevor Moran (Wilbraham, MA) volley from the top of the box and subsequent rebounds that were eventually cleared. The Crusaders created some chances of their own and eventually found the equalizer in the 71st minute.

The next 19 minutes the guy’s battled away with a scrappy HC team and their determination paid off when senior midfielder Reece Markman (Dallas, TX) curled in a cross behind the purple defense that junior forward Jamie Eckmayer (Harrington Park, NJ) redirected into the corner to take the lead again. Senior goalkeeper Peyton Warwick (Prairie Village, KS) was solid in the goal, cutting out the Crusaders penetrating crosses and snuffing out a couple of good free kick chances. In the waning minute we almost got a third goal when Jamie Eckmayer broke free and tried to feed roommate Robby Gargaro (Naperville, IL) who had surged forward off his interception but couldn’t connect for the tally. The final whistle blew and victory was in the book for Rhody.

Next on the docket is ACC foe Boston College who comes to Kingston on Friday September 23rd at 7:30 pm. The game is part of a URI soccer doubleheader as the Rhody women play Iona at 5:00 pm followed by our match with the Eagles. That night will be our 4th Annual Grassroot Soccer fundraiser. Grassroot Soccer is a global HIV/Aids education organization who uses soccer to teach the youth of Africa about abstinence and the prevention of this devastating disease. Admission is free but a suggested donation of $5 for adults and $1 for children/students will be taken at the gate. Our URI players will be selling Grassroot Soccer t-shirts on campus this week and additional opportunities for contributing will be available throughout the evening.

Over the past four seasons we have raised over $8,000 towards GSS. As in the past all donations from the game and t-shirt sales go directly to support this worthy cause.. For more information on Grassroot Soccer go to grassrootsoccer.org.

Finally, the weekend finished up with a Sunday afternoon tilt with the always competitive Yale University Bulldogs in a 1:00 pm at the URI Soccer complex. Yale is coming off a 7-0 thrashing of Marist College so we will certainly have our hands full on the weekend. Hope to see you all at both games...

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

P.S. CLICK HERE to check out a nice article on our local guy Michael Casey (Wakefield, RI), son of Terry (and Trish) Casey ‘85.

September 13, 2011

Dear Alums & Friends,

Sorry for the delay in writing but it has been a busy, busy week or so since my email following the PC game and Ocean State Soccer Classic final. Since then we have travelled to FL to play a disappointing match in the Sunshine State but returned home to win a game against one of the Ivy Leagues best.

Classes began on September 7th and so did our trek south to play a midweek game against Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Meyers, FL. FGCU is a fairly new program after moving up from NCAA Division II four years ago but they have quickly become one of the most competitive teams in the country. The game was played on a warm and humid night with a first half performance that was possibly best 45 minutes of the year. FGCU was out of sync as we picked off pass after pass and caused turnovers that led to a couple of good chances for us while creating none for them. At the interval they were frustrated which resulted in 2 cautions issued as the clock expired due to a bad tackle out of bounds on Michael Casey (Wakefield, RI) and subsequent shove to him by another player. The benches were emptied but the guy’s kept their composure when their opponents couldn’t.

The second half took a different turn as less than 3 minutes in senior central defender Oscar Zorrilla (Providence, RI) was sent off with a straight red for a “last man” foul which was more of a jumble of legs then a deliberate act. It put us at a disadvantage for the 3rd time this season and shortly their after FGCU scored to take the lead. A forty minute lightning delay allowed us to regroup but the Gulls were able to move the ball around with us being a man down and chasing the game. A second goal off a free kick put us deeper in a hole and by the time the final whistle blew it was all FGCU 4-0. It was a disappointing result as I don’t think the score reflected the totality of the game.

We got back to Kingston and put the memory of the FGCU game behind us to prepare to travel to Cambridge, MA and the hallowed halls of Harvard University for a Sunday afternoon kick-off. With a determined and renewed spirit the Rams rushed onto Ohiri field and posted a goal early on when freshmen forward Ross Morison (Linlithgow, Scotland) intercepted an errant Crimson GK kick, went around the surprised net minder and got his first career goal. The score remained the same through half-time as senior GK Peyton Warwick (Prairie Village, KS) made several good saves on half and full chances for Harvard.

The Crimson were able to equalize in the second stanza after a defensive miscommunication, setting up freshmen heroics from the big Scot again. After a cross by senior midfielder Reece Markman (Dallas, TX) went through the Harvard 18 yard box, freshmen Matt Sykes (Sheffield, England) re-crossed the ball on the half volley to the back post where Ross Morison was waiting to head a deftly placed ball over the diving Crimson goalkeepers head to the far post for a 2-1 lead. From there Peyton Warwick saved the game by snuffing out a Harvard free kick over our defensive wall and the road that play to victory. It was a satisfying win for all against a team that will vie for the Ivy Championship this season.

Now, its’ a week off before we welcome the Holy Cross Crusaders to the URI soccer complex on Saturday September 17th for a 7:00 pm kick-off. The momentum is building and that combined with Chariho Youth Soccer night that brought a huge crowd to Kingston last season, should make for a great atmosphere. Hope to see you all there...

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

P.S. Don’t forget that on Friday September 23rd we will be hosting ACC foe Boston College in our 4th Annual Grassroot Soccer fundraiser game. Our players will be selling Grassroot t-shirts the week before and donations will be taken at the gate here in Kingston. All proceeds will go to supporting this global education organization that uses soccer to teach the prevention of HIV/Aids in Zimbabwe, South Africa and other African countries. For more information go to www.grassrootsoccer.org.

September 6, 2011

Dear Alums & Friends,

What a great atmosphere here in Kingston last night with over 2500 in attendance for the consolation and finals of the Ocean State Soccer Classic. We had great support from the South County community as well as the student body which made it the place to be on Labor Day. It was an exciting final pitting us against intrastate rival PC where unfortunately we fell to the Friars in OT 0-1.

The first game of the day saw Brown and Bryant lock horns in the consolation game that the Bears won 3-0. It was a very competitive and hard fought match providing plenty of entertainment. Come 7:30 pm when the final kicked off people were still coming into the field in droves including the URI athletics student support group “The Mob”, South Kingstown high school boy’s soccer as well as many families and friends who travelled to see the game.

We had made it to the final by virtue of a 1-0 victory at Bryant University on Friday in our semi-final match-up. It was a tough game to play as both teams battled it out through a scoreless first half. It was a pretty physical game and had to battle even harder when Matt Sykes (Sheffield, England) received his second yellow card of the match and we were down to 10 men. But the guy’s adjusted and kept plugging along until the final minute when junior forward Jamie Eckmayer (Harrington Park, NJ) was fouled just outside the box creating an excellent scoring opportunity. Freshmen Michael Casey (Wakefield, RI) slipped a ball to the side of the wall to Joey Haught (Brecksville, OH) who road a tackled and roofed a shot for the game winner with 59 seconds to go.

In the final it was a classic Providence versus URI game....albeit PC winning. Providence had advanced with a 1-0 win over Brown in their semi-final and were looking to retain the Ocean State Classic trophy that they had won a year earlier. We had a surprise visitor to the game when Houston Dynamo midfielder and former Rhody Ram Geoff Cameron showed up on the sidelines along with a massive amount of alumni support...too many to name as I don’t want to leave out on anyone.

The first half was played in surges with PC holding play for the first 10 minutes and then our boy’s gaining momentum and control for the latter half of the first period. Both teams created some good chances but neither could burst the net.

The second half was more of the same with the game played at a furious pace. Senior goalkeeper Peyton Warwick (Prairie Village, KS) came up with several key stops and holds on difficult balls and we created some great chances including a near diving header by Joey Haught from a Thomas LIndroos (Espoo, Finland) cross and a ball off the bar by Jamie Eckmayer on a nifty combination with Michael Casey. But in the end it was OT where PC netted the game winner on a rebound from an angle.

Well, classes begin tomorrow and there is no rest for the weary. We head South to Florida Gulf Coast University for a 7:00 pm Thursday evening match. We’ll return from FL for a couple of days then finish off the week with a game at Harvard University on Sunday September 17th at 3:30 pm. It has been a busy 2 weeks with the Hurricane Irene game postponement but we will be all the better for it down the road.

Take care and follow us on www.gorhody.com!

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

August 27, 2011

Dear Alums & Friends,

It’s pouring rain here and we’re all getting prepared for Hurricane Irene to hit New England. But before the storm the 2011 season opened with a trip to Durham, NH to face the UNH Wildcats of the America East Conference. The whole team has been waiting for this day since we arrived in pre-season camp on August 10th.

There was certainly a buzz in the locker room and it carried onto the field in the first half. They grow them big in the Granite State but UNH’s size didn’t intimidate or stop our guy’s from competing. We battled through some physical play with neither team having many quality chances. The shots were even at five a piece, so the 0-0 score at the interval was a fair result.

In the second half we made some adjustments keeping the ball down on the ground and away from some of their sequoias. This allowed us to generate not only some possession but, some great attacks with multiple options. Unfortunately, against the run of play and on a counter attack the Wildcats got the first goal of the game on a shot that snaked its’ way past senior goalkeeper Peyton Warwick (Prairie Village, KS). A second yellow and subsequent ejection to junior midfielder Matt Ribbens (Tinley Park, IL) looked as though it would spell doom for our Rams but the squad took an aggressive approach to being a man down, building play and again creating scoring chances including a Matt Sykes (Sheffield, England) blast that the Wildcat keeper had to parry away. The pressure paid off in the 84th minute when Franco LoPresti (Whitby, Ontario) headed in a Sykes free kick for the equalizer.

As I have said before the game of soccer can be a cruel and exciting one as our hosts, to the delight of their fans, scored an unassisted goal in the 89th minute to sneak away with the 2-1 victory. Not the way we wanted to begin the season but there are some very good things have come out of the game that will serve us well down the road.

Today we had a recovery workout in the pool and some much needed rest. This afternoon and tomorrow will be the first full day off since we came into camp in early August. As was reported on the gorhody.com website, our game versus the University of Vermont has been postponed due to the Hurricane (now down graded to a category 1 tropical storm) and its’ path through New England. The match will now be played on Tuesday August 29th at 3:00 pm here at the URI Soccer Complex. It’s the home opener and a great chance for our guy’s to get the first win of the season if we play our cards right.

All the best for those on the east coast and GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

June 17, 2011

Dear Alums & Friends,

You would think that it would be pretty quiet here on campus this time of the year but things are buzzing as of late. There is a lot of work being done here in the Keaney/Tootell complex updating the fire alarm system. So, it is a little noisy in the office at times but we are making due. New Student Orientation has brought a lot of people on campus including some of our new guy’s particularly Michael Casey (Wakefield, RI/St. George’s School/Rams FC), Tom Spenser (Hastings on Hudson, NY/Hastings High School/FC Westchester USSF Academy) and Alan Hernandez (Pearland, TX/Pearland HS/Houston Dynamo USSF Academy) are and will be on campus. Although it seems we have some down time, recruiting is in full swing for the 2012 season.

On the alumni front I recently was in touch with former All-America goalkeeper Anthony Latronica ’98 who is working as a Technical Advisor for US Soccer. He’s been traveling around the country working with some of the best youth players in the U.S. He moved onto the USSF after his most recent stint as Associate Head Coach at the United States Air Force Academy. He said it was a nice change of pace from college coaching and he gets to interact with some of the top soccer minds in the country.

Houston Dynamo central midfielder Geoff Cameron ’08 is having another stellar year in MLS and just recently launched his own website at www.geoffcameronsoccer.com. Here you can follow Geoff through the season as well as view action photos and video. You can also catch him on Twitter (@GeoffCameron).

NEWS FLASH: THE MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER ALL-STAR BALLOT IS OUT, SO VOTE FOR GEOFF BY CLICKING HERE.

Speaking of professional soccer, our newest Ram in the pro ranks Michael Tanke ’11 has been logging big minutes for his Rochester Rhinos squad. He was out of action recently due to the injury but returned to action this past weekend in a match televised this past weekend on Fox Soccer Channel prior to the US National Team game versus Panama. Michael has been a consistent starter for the Rhinos and a few weeks back Michael had a nice on-line interview that can be seen by clicking here.

Recently got an email from URI supporter Mike O’Neil who filled me in on Mick McDermott ‘96 and his recent appointment as strength & conditioning coach for the Iranian National Team.

He is working alongside former Portuguese National Team and Manchester United Assistant Coach Carlos Queiroz who is at the helm. Formerly Mick had been the S & C for Al Ain Soccer Club in the United Arab Emirates after a stint at Oregon State. It is a tremendous opportunity for Mick and his wife, former URI volleyball player Karla Bragg McDermott ’98. We wish the both the best.

On the hometown front we’ve had a couple of weddings on tap with our athletic trainer Lauren Goley getting hitched this past weekend in a beachside ceremony here in South County. She’s off on her honeymoon trip to the Costa del Sol in Spain and then to Scotland where her husband Andy has relatives in Sterling. In a couple of weeks our own Frank Bergren’s daughter Emily will walk down the aisle. Emily is a URI grad and a former manager and soccer office worker. We wish both Lauren and Emily the best as we know their husbands are getting two of the best!

We’ll, that’s all from the soccer office. In the next couple of weeks we’ll be posting the 2011 schedule so keep your eyes out for it.

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C

January 25, 2011

Dear Alumni & Friends of URI Soccer,

What a weekend we had here in Rhode Island with the induction of legendary coach Ed Bradley ’68 into the University of Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame. I think all who were there agree it was a special night. Emcee Steve McDonald from COX Sports was the perfect person to have at the podium with his mixture of humor, knowledge and respect. We had a great crowd of URI men’s soccer alums, coaches and former players there. It was an all-star cast of “Who’s, Who” in URI Soccer.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

Those in attendance were Gareth Elliott ‘02 and fiancée former URI volleyball player Abby Thornblach, All-American goalkeeper Anthony Latronica ‘98, Ross Smith ‘03, Simon Gatti ‘06, Terry Casey ’85 and his wife Trish, Matt Moriarty ‘05, Joel Dargan ‘05, former URI men’s soccer strength & conditioning guru Doug Stone, URI Director of Soccer Operations Frank Bergren ’75 and his wife Wendy, Charlie Wilkes, recently hired Assistant Coach Callum Bissett ’08, Assistant Coach Mitch Stone, 2010 URI Hall of Fame Inductee Lance Klima ‘89, Corey Sullivan and his wife, Roger Williams University Coach Jim Cook ‘67, Eddie’s former Assistants John Resendes ’87 and Jay Primiano, Chris Pennock ‘10, Dr. Michael Bradley, Brian Bradley ‘92, URI Team Physician Dr. John Coppes and his wife, Steve Froberg ’94 as well as his father and mother. Also hiding in the corner was long time supporter Charlie Samaris (owner of Charlie O’s Tavern) and of course the rest of Eddie’s family and extended family including his wife Gail, daughter Jill and his numerous brothers & sisters. It was by far the largest group of supporters for one of the inductees and Eddie visibly humbled during his acceptance speech.



On Saturday the Hall of Fame Inductee’s were honored during the URI vs LaSalle University men’s basketball game and then it was off to a less formal get together at Charlie O’s Tavern thanks to the generosity of our very own Chris Simon. We had a tremendous crowd on hand that included nearly all those who attended the dinner on Friday night as well as future Anthony Ward-Smith ‘06, David Ward-Smith ‘06, Steve Mellen ‘08, Kyle Froberg ‘97, Aidan Byrne ’99, plus a plethora of kids from the Casey, O’Connor, Froberg & Bradley families.

As part of the afternoon Eddies former long time Assistant Jay Primiano, who could not be there, sent along to Brian Bradley a very nice tribute to Eddie:

I regret that I will not be able to attend this afternoon’s game and this evening’s affair at Charlie O’s. I hope you all enjoy the evening.

You asked that I prepare something to say and I would hope that you would include the following thoughts in your presentation:

Congratulations Ed on becoming a member of the prestigious URI Hall of Fame! This honor is well deserved as you fostered a culture of caring while at URI that touched many lives in a positive manner. I too became a part of your alumni of coaches that have benefited from your wise approach to succeeding in the coaching environment. You mentioned the word “we” quite often in last night’s speech and that was always your word of choice. I never felt belittled, demeaned in your presence and I don’t recall a moment when you treated anyone without the utmost respect. You also mentioned that we were able to identify roles for our players and to plug them into those roles at the appropriate time to maximize their participation in team, a word you took very seriously. While some would say, okay, “I understand my role,” Ed was always redefining roles to challenge the individual, knowing just when to push the success button. I am grateful that he saw the strength in me to consider me worthy to walk the touchlines with him, advise him, select quality players from all around the world and to take this great and wonderful journey with him over a period of 42 years of knowing one another. He once said, “You do anything for your family.” While this Tony Soprano-like, Ed meant his wider family. I am very honored to be a member of Ed’s team.

Ed’s success came from not only knowing the appropriate roles for each player and coach but a willingness to share. It was never his intention to take any glory or ego boosting tag from this endeavor, only to build others as any teacher worth his or her salt will tell you is paramount to success. As an assistant coach that stuck around for thirteen years I know the value of sharing experience, sharing decision making, sharing winning and sharing losing. We always did this proudly and always together. Ed remains a friend and family member through all. He was there to support me and Lisa as did Gail through the premature birth of our first child, Gail rushing to the hospital with clothing for our first born Jessy who didn’t fit into any of her clothes. Ed was there through my father’s illness, permitting my father access to the field’s edge with his car so he could see his last Senior Day Event, where he was truly honored by the Senior class members in a gesture never to be forgotten. You see Ed never wanted to do this coaching thing alone. It was always about family.

I could tell a thousand stories that would keep you laughing most of the night. Picture Ed Bradley, a guy from a place two streets over from Providence College entering a stadium in Jamaica the West Indies, where the sign at the stadium’s entrance reads, “NO ICE PICK, GUNS OR SCREW DRIVERS PERMITTED.” Picture Ed sitting amongst a sea of Jamaican folks enjoying the game, catching an unwanted “contact buzz” off of the reefer permeating the stadium. Picture him in a room full of Belgian Professional Coaches, drinking the best beer in the world announcing after a few seven ounce glasses in his pigeon Belgian to a group of coaches that spoke better English than anyone in the room, “WE MUST GO, BOYS MUST GO, TIRED.” Ed’s style was always amusing to say the least. He kept us laughing, his staff happy and always provided us with the tools to get the job done. He fostered an environment of excellence, a soccer culture in little old Kingston Rhode Island built on caring, laughter, knowledge of the game and how to teach and most importantly Ed Bradley’s knows how to treat people. He recruited people of character, knowing who had the goods. If someone told Ed he couldn’t do something for it’s impact on the budget for instance, Ed was always able to find a way to get things done and he was never averse to rolling up his sleeves, lifting a shovel and getting in the trenches with everyone else.

I am partially indebted to Ed Bradley for helping me to realize who I am as a person, for giving me the confidence to master a very unlikely profession for a man of my experience and for trusting me to be his friend. I learned many of the lessons of life from Ed Bradley.

Congratulations Ed for all that you have done for soccer in the United States of America and for the worldwide community of folks that you have generously provided your friendship.

I am proud to call you friend.

Sincerely,
Jay Primiano


Not to be out done, Coach Bradley’s other former Assistant and present Siena College Coach Gareth Elliott scraped together some famous quotes and “Fast Eddie-isms” which he shared with the whole restaurant. Here is what he came up with:

-No bicycles in the back
-Don’t pass it to Ross’s (Smith) feet, pass it to his head.
-They’re running from the bus.
-I’m telling you right now there’s a man on you.
-School 1st, Soccer 2nd
-Don’t play the game before the game.
-What is this field hockey, stop blowing the whistle ref.
-Don’t pass the ball to Shimmy, pass it to the other team and let Shimmy win it back.
-Just give the ball to Andy (Williams).
-NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM.
-It’s not a match problem.
-Jay relax...ok don’t relax!
-Soccer Camp...teaching fat kids how to juggle.
-It’s like throwing shit against the fan.
-This is a nit wit production.
-Don’t turn the dial.
-It’s not a fire drill.
-They’re you go...
-Yellow (Hello).
-Ok, one more (Coors light please)

As you can see, it was a great couple of days honoring someone who did so much not only for the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer program but also for the state and youth of Rhode Island. Congratulations Eddie and his family on a well deserved honor!

Well, that’s about it from here…all you alums make sure you put on your calendar the ANNUAL ALUMNI GAME & BBQ which will be held on Sunday April 17th at 1:00 pm here at the URI Soccer Complex. We will send you the 2011 Spring schedule when it is finalized and look forward to seeing you all soon!

GO RAMS!
Coach O’C