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ALBANY, N.Y. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (5-12-0, 2-5-0 AE) fell, 4-0, at Albany (8-8-1, 3-3-1 AE) on Thursday night.
 
"I felt the first half was pretty well contested," said Head Coach Joel Bancroft. "Though we were down, 1-0, in the second half, the first 20-25 minutes we spent more time in their end.  We generated a lot of opportunities but we just could not finish them."
 
The River Hawks saw a chance to get on the board at the end of the first half after freshman forward Lauren Aldrich (Southampton, Mass,) sent a ball just wide of the net on a through ball from freshman Katelyn Vieira (Warwick, R.I.). Sophomore Emily Duchesne (Hooksett, N.H.) recorded a team-high three shots while freshman goalkeeper Julia Schneider (Bridgewater, Mass.) posted seven saves in the outing.
 
Senior Allison Carhart opened up the scoring with under three minutes to play in the first half. Carhart tallied her second goal of the season after capitalizing on a break away to beating Schneider to her left.
 
The Great Danes put the game away in the second half, adding three insurance goals to secure their eighth win of the year. Bianca Webb extended the squad's lead in the 73rd minute, when she picked up a loose ball and scored on an empty net. Five minutes later, Alexa Schneider put home a header off a corner kick from teammate Caroline Kopp. Albany's final goal came in the 89th minute from Mariah Williams. Williams capitalized on a miscue from the River Hawks back line and netted the ball from 12 yards out.
 
Goalkeeper Alana Olivieri picked up four saves and a blank sheet for her second win of the season.
 
Thursday's contest was just the third meeting between UMass Lowell and Albany in the sport of women's soccer. With the win, the Great Danes extend their lead in the all-time series to 2-0-1.
 
The River Hawks are back in action at home on Sunday, Oct. 25 as they wrap up their season with a 4 p.m. contest against Hartford on senior day. The squad will recognize seniors Colleen Corliss (Pittsfield, N.H.) and Selja Snorradottir (Reykjavik, Iceland) prior to the game.