Box Score

Sophomore F Homero Morais (Somerville, Mass.) netted his 10^th goal of the season, but it wasn't enough as No. 7 UMass Lowell dropped a 2-1 decision to Southern Connecticut in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup Saturday at Cushing Field.
 
With the loss, the River Hawks fell to 11-3-1 overall and 10-2-0 in NE-10 play entering Tuesday's non-conference clash at Dominican (3:30).
 
Morais' goal was a 16^th-minute header on a free kick from sophomore M Felipe Fagundes (Lowell, Mass.).
 
Meanwhile, Southern Connecticut capitalized on its scoring chances. F Mario DiMiceli found the back of the net twice for his 11^th and 12^th goals of the season.
 
The first goal came in eighth minute on a cross from F Daquan King that beat the UMass Lowell defender. DiMiceli's goal gave Southern Connecticut a 1-0 lead.
 
The second goal came in 44^th minute of a 1-1 game. This time, the assist came from F Doural Scott who drew the defense on a two-on-one break before finding DiMiceli open in front of the net.
 
Southern Connecticut improved to 7-5-1 overall and 5-5-1 in the Conference.
 
UMass Lowell had plenty of chances to score, but the Southern Connecticut defense rose to the task. In the 33^rd minute, Morais was blocked on two consecutive shots in front of the opposing goal.
 
UMass Lowell outshot Southern Connecticut 17-14 overall but shots on target were even at 5-5.
 
Junior Chris Maierle (Wantagh, N.Y.) had three saves while sophomore Stephen Sasso stopped four shots.