Michael Stone makes a diving save on a shot attempt at Nickerson Field against Boston College with defenders running to help clear the ball.
Rich Gagnon
0
BOSTONU BOSTONU (0-3-0)
1
Winner UMass UMASS (3-0-0)
BOSTONU BOSTONU
(0-3-0)
0
Final
1
UMass UMASS
(3-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
BOSTONU BOSTONU 0 0 0
UMass UMASS 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

UMass Strikes Late to Edge Men's Soccer, 1-0

AMHERST, Mass. – Despite owning a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks, the Boston University men's soccer team came up just short at UMass, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon.

Opening a season with three shutouts for the first time since 1996, the Minutemen (3-0-0) used a 78th minute goal to improve to 3-0-0 and hand the Terriers (0-3-0) their third 1-0 defeat of the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • BU earned its first corner in the fourth minute but was unable to attempt a shot.
  • The Minutemen attempted the game's first four shots with Quinn Serafino hitting the post at 19:06.
  • Senior Matt McDonnell went right wide at 23:49 on a header and had a shot saved by Marvyn Dorchin at 31:11
  • Unable to attempt a shot in the final 23 minutes of the first half, UMass went wide twice and had another shot blocked in the first four minutes of the second half.
  • The Terriers withstood the offensive attack and had a pair of corners at 59:02 and 61:05, respectively.
  • McDonnell's shot was blocked following a UMass corner in the 76th minute.
  • Nathaniel Cardoza broke the scoreless deadlock at 77:38 by pouncing on the ball off junior Michael Stone and scoring quickly during the scramble.
  • BU had back-to-back corners in the 82nd minute, but UMass' backline was able to block sophomore Gent Celaj's shot attempt.
  • The Terriers had one last gasp in the 89th minute, as junior Elias Lampis headed a shot wide left and Dorchin saved another header from McDonnell.
  • The save led to BU's seventh corner kick of the game, but UMass was able to clear the ball to seal the victory.
GAME NOTES
  • BU earned a season-high 10 shot attempts and held UMass to a season-low 11 shots.
  • McDonnell led the Terriers with four shots, while sophomore Kari Petursson tallied two.
  • Stone had one save, and Dorchin had two for UMass.
  • After avenging last year's 3-2 defeat at BU, UMass is now 23-18-7 all-time in the series. 
NEXT UP: MERRIMACK
  • The Terriers will return home to face their third straight in-state opponent, Merrimack, on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. start time.
  • Already a winner at Northeastern, Merrimack made the jump up to Division I this past summer and is now a member of the Northeast Conference.
  • Though both schools' hockey programs are in the Hockey East, the contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the two men's soccer programs.
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