Sophomore Gaby Eckroth (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) scored the lone goal, marking her third straight game with a goal, as the UMass Lowell women’s soccer team secured their first America East victory after coming out on top over UMBC, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, Md.
The River Hawks (4-3-3, 1-0-1) had a 17-11 advantage in shots taken, while both sides took four corners. Redshirt freshman Nina Hertz-Saebbö (Gothenburg, Sweden) assisted on Eckroth’s goal. Sophomore Rachel Welch (Franklin) started in net for the eighth time, making two saves for the clean sheet.
“To come here and get three points, we are very happy with that,” said UML head coach Mira Novak. “Really tough game, and I think all these games early are going to be tight. I think today was no exception against a strong UMBC team that’s had a strong season so far. We knew that would be a long game that we would have to win over 90 minutes, and that first goal would be really important.”
Men’s soccer
Sophomore Matteo Costa (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) logged two shots on goal, but the UMass Lowell men’s soccer team fell to No. 14 Bryant, 3-0, in Sunday’s America East opener in Smithfield, R.I.
Costa, who finished with two shots in 79 minutes of action, was one of five River Hawks (5-4-1, 0-1-0) to tally a shot. Graduate student Shunnosuke Nakajima (Yokohama, Japan) and junior Ethan Young (Kansas City, Mo.) each tallied a shot on target, while juniors Ethan Agyare-Danso (Etobicoke, Canada) and Alex Champagne (Pembroke Pines, Fl.) each added a shotl. In net, freshman Alvaro Medrano (Guatemala City, Guatemala) made seven saves.
Field hockey
UMass Lowell was defeated 4-0 at Ivy League foe Brown on Sunday in Providence, R.I.
Four River Hawks (4-5) registered shots, including junior Florine Gerrits (Amstelveen, Netherlands) and sophomore Karlijn Kerkhof (Rotterdam, Netherlands), who each put a chance on target. In the cage, freshman keeper Veerle Mous (Breda, Netherlands) totaled 10 saves.
The home side was able to jump in front in just the sixth minute on a corner chance, when Juliette Meijaard set up near the stroke line and was able to tip a hard ball from Kate Siedem high into the net to make it 1-0.
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