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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's soccer team wraps up its four-game homestand, hosting the Bryant Bulldogs, Wednesday, September 23 at 7 p.m.

Looking at the River Hawks
UMass Lowell, who is looking to win its second straight game, sits at 4-3, after defeating Hartwick on Sept. 18, 1-0. Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) scored the game-winning goal in the 21st minute, for his team-leading second tally of the season. The junior also has a team-high six points (2g, 2a). Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) made nine saves, eight in the second half, for his fourth shutout of the year. Edward Venta-Yepes (Lowell, Mass.) leads the offense with 15 shots. 

Scouting Bryant
The Bulldogs (1-3-2) won their first game of the season on Sept. 13, a 1-0 decision against Buffalo, but lost their most recent game, 3-2, to Rider on Sept. 20. Thomas Binder, Brett Larocque and Sam Trueman have each scored two goals to lead the team. Larocque adds two assists for a team-high six points. Chris Knaub has made all six starts in net, making 19 saves and recording a goals against average of 1.55.

Head Coach Christian Figueroa on Bryant
"Bryant will be a good test for us and we will need to be well prepared. They are a tough group who know how to grind out results, and we know that all too well from our meetings the last two years."

Series History
The River Hawks lead the series 11-10-2, but the Bulldogs have won the two Division I meetings,  3-2 in 2013 and 1-0 in 2014.

Honors and Awards
Kroll earned America East Co-Player of the Week honors on Sept. 21 … Venta-Yepes was named America East Rookie of the Week on Sept. 14 … Nana Osei (Ewing, N.J.), Jay Marchand (North Andover, Mass.) and Venta-Yepes were all named to the Brooklyn Bridge Cup All-Tournament Team.

Save Some Space in the Record Book
With Kroll's four shutouts this season he has nine career blank sheets, good for fourth place all-time.

Other Notables
The River Hawks are 2-1 this season against teams that made the 2014 NCAA Tournament … the win against LIU Brooklyn on Sept. 6 marked the first win in the series history… the victory over Monmouth on August 28 was the first season-opening win for the River Hawks in the Division I era.