Wednesday, September 30 at Boston University (7 p.m.)
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Saturday, October 3 vs. New Hampshire (3 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's soccer team plays its second to last non-conference game against Boston University on September 30, before entertaining New Hampshire in both teams' America East opener on Alumni Day, Oct. 3.

Looking at the River Hawks
UMass Lowell, riding a two-game win streak after defeating Bryant, 3-2, in overtime on Sept. 23, sits at 5-3 overall. Guilherme Rodrigues (Lowell, Mass.) drew a penalty kick in the 86th minute that was converted by Carlos Ruiz (East Boston, Mass.) to tie the score at 2-2. The junior then won the game for the River Hawks in the 95th minute with a rocket from 20-yards out. Freshman Chase Reichenberg (Hamburg, Germany) scored his first career goal in the 15th minute. Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) has a team-high seven points (2g, 3a). Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) has recorded a 1.12 goals against average with 22 saves. Fernandes and Edward Venta-Yepes (Lowell, Mass.) lead the offense with 17 points apiece.

Scouting Boston University
The Terriers (4-2-1) have only lost once in September, falling to Princeton 2-1 on Sept. 19. In the most recent outing on Sept. 27 they tied Bucknell, 1-1, in double overtime. Anthony Viteri leads the team with five goals and 12 points, and is tied with two others with two assists. Feliz De Bona is second with three goals and seven points. Matt Gilbert has made all seven starts, recording a 1.10 goals against average and 31 saves.

Head Coach Christian Figueroa on Boston University
"BU will be a very good test for us as we head into conference play this weekend. They're a well-balanced team with dangerous players in key positions that can really influence the game if we are not well prepared. We're looking forward to this game as it is another strong non-conference opponent on our schedule."

Scouting New Hampshire
The Wildcats (6-0-2) are the last remaining unbeaten team in America East, and have won four of their last five games, tying Columbia, 1-1, on Sept. 26. Chris Wingate and Ben Ramin lead the team with seven points (3g, 1a) each. Fazal Nabi has two goals and two assists for six points. In net, Ryan Carpenter has made seven starts and has earned a 5-0-2 record, boasting a goals against average of 0.81 while making 13 saves.

Head Coach Christian Figueroa on New Hampshire
"UNH is the conference opener and we understand how important it is to get off to a good start in conference play. They have had a great season so far and are playing well, so we will really need to do a good job preparing and will need to execute well if we want to come out with a good result."

Series History
The Terriers hold a 3-1 advantage, although UMass Lowell won the most recent outing, 1-0, in 1981. The River Hawks defeated UNH, 1-0, last season to even up the all-time series at 1-1.

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.