UMass Lowell Strikes Late to Upend Men's Soccer, 2-0

Friday, August 31

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

0-2-1

UMass Lowell

2-0-1

UMass Lowell

Boston University

Photo by: Jim Pierce

UMass Lowell Strikes Late to Upend Men's Soccer, 2-0

August 31, 2018 | Men's Soccer

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BOSTON – Following 72 minutes of scoreless action, UMass Lowell found the back of the net twice to defeat the Boston University men's soccer team, 2-0, on Friday night at Nickerson Field.

Stanley Alves scored both goals to help the America East preseason favorite River Hawks remain unbeaten at 2-0-1, while the Terriers drop to 0-2-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Alves put the first shot on goal in the 14th minute for the River Hawks that led to a corner kick following sophomore William Bonnelyche's save.
UML had one more quality look late in the first half with a cross that led to Malango Mayele's point blank shot but again Bonnelyche came up with a well-positioned save.
One of BU's best opportunities to score came in the 71st minute when junior Matt McDonnell collected a ball at the top of the box, rifled a shot that was blocked by a UML defender and then sent the rebound just wide right of the post.
Two minutes later, Alves headed in a cross to put the River Hawks ahead for good and added another at 77:26 by charging down the right side and shooting past the keeper.
Zach Rowell made his lone save of the game at 80:56 on sophomore Austin D'Anna's attempt to preserve the shutout.

GAME NOTES

Both UML shutouts this season have come on the road following the season-opening 1-0 victory at UMass.
The River Hawks finished with a 10-8 advantage in shot attempts and 2-0 lead in corner kicks.
McDonnell, D'Anna and sophomore Peter Kargbo all collected two shots apiece for the Terriers.
Bonnelyche recorded three saves in his second consecutive start.
The Terriers remain ahead in the all-time series, 4-3-0, after UML claimed its second consecutive 2-0 win.

NEXT UP: UMASS

The Terriers remain at home and next host UMass on Friday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m.
The Minutemen won last year's matchup in Amherst, 1-0, with the help of a penalty kick in the 51st minute.
BU won the previous meeting at Nickerson Field, 2-1, in 2016.