Wild Penalty Shootout Sends 'Cats to A10 Semifinals

Saturday, November 7

Kingston, RI

11:00 AM

Davidson College Athletics

6-5-6, 4-3-1

Rhode Island

8-9-1, 5-3-0

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Davidson	0	2	0	0	0	2
Rhode Island	0	2	0	0	0	2

Men's soccer team celebrates goal at Rhode Island in A10 quarterfinals

11/7/2026 4:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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KINGSTON, R.I. – After 110 minutes of action and a dramatic nine-round penalty kick shootout, the Davidson men's soccer team prevailed 5-4 on penalties following a 2-2 draw against Rhode Island at the URI Soccer Complex

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Originally scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, the match was postponed to Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. due to extreme rain conditions. With the result, Davidson advances to the semifinals for the third time in the past four seasons and will take on Saint Louis in the semifinal round for the second consecutive season.

Following a scoreless overtime period, head coach Mike Babst turned to freshman goalkeeper Owen Ellis, subbing him in for starter Lucas Beltran specifically for the penalty shootout. Making his collegiate debut for the Wildcats in the high-stakes moment, Ellis anchored the defense through nine grueling rounds. Charlie Frink and Ayman Maadir converted early kicks to give Davidson an initial edge, but Rhode Island leveled the shootout at 2-2 after five rounds. Brady McGlone and Nico Zeballos scored in sudden-death rounds before defender Hampton Hughes netted the winning spot kick in the ninth round, while Rhode Island's Everson Goglia shot was saved by Ellis to seal the victory for Davidson.

Both defenses dominated a scoreless opening 45 minutes before the offense erupted late in the second half. Davidson broke the deadlock in the 71st minute when defender Patrick Ward found the back of the net to put the 'Cats ahead 1-0.

Aiden Boudro extended the lead to 2-0 in the 84th minute, heading home a corner kick set up by Charlie Frink.

Rhode Island responded instantly to erase the two-goal deficit in less than three minutes. Tiago Barriguinha converted a penalty kick in the 85th minute to slice the deficit in half, and Daniel Goba equalized just over a minute later off an assist from Theo Harris to tie the match at 2-2 in the 86th minute and send the game into extra time.

Davidson dominated the stat sheet throughout the match, outshooting Rhode Island 19-8 overall and holding an 11-5 advantage in shots on goal, along with a 9-7 edge in corner kicks.

Myles Culley came off the bench to lead the Wildcats attack with five shots (three on goal), while Noah Louzan tallied four shots and Boudro finished with three. Beltran delivered a solid performance between the pipes through regulation and overtime, making three saves across 110 minutes before giving way to Ellis for the shootout. URI goalkeeper William Synnestvedt made nine saves on the day.

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The Wildcats continue their postseason run in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, traveling to Saint Louis to face the No. 2 seeded Saint Louis Billikens on Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. EST.