Box Score DURHAM, N.H. - Freshman Jacob Fitzgerald (Pepperell, Mass.) scored his first career goal to lead the UMass Lowell men's soccer team to a key 1-0 win against the University of New Hampshire Saturday afternoon.

In the 63rd minute, Fitzgerald gathered the ball and fired a low shot from about 20-yards out that got past the keeper, glanced off the right post and went in.The River Hawks extended their unbeaten streak to six games, and have won four straight.

"Our guys battled today. New Hampshire played well and created dangerous opportunity, but our guys did well to keep them off the board. I thought our back four and goalkeeper had an outstanding game against a UNH side that played well for their seniors on senior day," said Head Coach Christian Figueroa after the win.

The River Hawks (8-8-1, 4-1-1) were outshot 23-10, including 18-4 in the second half, but Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) made eight saves for the win.

New Hampshire (5-10-1, 1-5-0) had multiple scoring chances in each half but could not get the touch they needed to get on the board. The Wildcats' best scoring opportunity in the first half came with just over 11 minutes left in the half. Kroll made the original sliding save and the rebound got sent off the post and the River Hawks' defense then made three consecutive blocks.

After the first 45 minutes UMass Lowell held an advantage in shots 6-5 and corner kicks 3-0. Kroll made three of his saves, and Travis Worra made three for UNH.

Less than 10 minutes before Fitzgerald's heroics the Wildcats had another chance to take the lead but were denied by Kroll and the crossbar. In the 56th minute Christopher Wingate sent a long shot that bounced up on Kroll, the rebound bounced to David Schlatter all alone in front. Schlatter had a completely empty net, but his header hit the crossbar.

Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) led the River Hawks with three shots and Fazal Nabi had eight on his own.

Kroll made six saves in the second half and earned his fifth shutout of the season and his career. He sits in second place in the conference in shutouts and still holds the conference lead with 87 saves.

The River Hawks will place their last game of the season on November 5 against Hartford at 7 p.m. Senior Homero Morais (Somerville, Mass.) will be honored in a pre-game ceremony.