"When we have time to reflect we should be really proud of what we've done and what they've done. Just the beginning..." says coach Khano Smith

O n Saturday, history will be made at Widner Field as Rhode Island FC travel to face the Colorado Springs Switchbacks at noon on CBS for the USL Championship. Both are among the h

Rhode Island FC’s historic inaugural season came to an end in the USL Championship Final on Saturday when it fell 3-0 to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Weidner Field. Becoming the first Eastern Conference team in league history to advance to the final match in its first season,

The Switchbacks scored twice in the first half and once more in the second to claim the league title in a front of a sold-out Weidner Field.

No matter what happens, on Saturday there will be a team lifting the USL Championship title for the first time as the Colorado Springs Switchbacks host expansion side Rhode Island FC on CBS at noon. Two teams who turned around their form midseason were sides that no one expected to make the final but thanks to their abilities to hang around in matches and score opportunistic goals,