URI posted four shutouts in October, all of which came in Atlantic 10 contests. (Tom Clarke)
More than any of his seven seasons as head coach at the University of Rhode Island, Gareth Elliott can’t recall leading a starting XI as diverse as this one.
The Rams’ goalkeeper, Stefan Schmidt, is from Germany. Along the backline, there’s a German (Niklas Middrup), local standout (Charlie Booth; Concord, Mass.) and pair of Norwegians (Sondre Karterud, Peder Kristiansen).
In the midfield, there’s another Norwegian (Ludvik Benco), an Israeli (Noam Kolakofsky) and local standout (Jacob Maddox; Southboro, Mass.). Then up top, there’s an Italian (Filippo Tamburini), Norwegian (Edvin Akselsen) and Greek-American (Stavros Zarokostas; Coventry, R.I.). Another key attacker, Simon Trcka, is from the Czech Republic
