By: Chris Hogan
After coming off a tough 3-2 loss to Franklin Pierce University on Thursday, the Purple Knights will return home to face the U-Mass Lowell from the Northeast-10 Conference on Saturday. Both teams come into the game with 1-1 records on the season. The Riverhawks defeated Merrimack College 4-0 on Wednesday for the first win of the season after loosing to Dowling College 2-1 to open their season.
In the only meeting between the two schools last season, U-Mass won 1-0 over UB at Cushing Field in Lowell, MA. Saturday's game will mark the Riverhawks first ever visit to Knights Field.
Through the first two games of the season, the Purple Knights have been led by sophomore forward Markus Nagelstad, who is among four other players who are tied for first scoring with two points. Freshman Juan Galarza, scored his first collegiate goal in Thursday's loss and freshman Matt Garcia tallied his first career assist.
The Riverhawks are led by junior midfielder Bruno Bonicontro, who has a team leading two goals and four points, while freshman forward Homero Morais is second on team in scoring with three points. Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Maierle is 1-1 on the season with a .714 save percentage.
Admission is free to the game. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
No comments:
Post a Comment