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LOWELL, Mass. – The No. 19 UMass Lowell (7-0-2, 0-0-1) men's soccer team pushed their unbeaten streak to nine games following a 1-1 draw against Binghamton (5-2-4, 0-0-1) in both teams' America East opener on Saturday evening.
 
"It's a difficult result to go up in the second half and concede a late goal," said Head Coach Christian Figueroa. "We have to find a way to win and play the full 90 minutes. We came close tonight but 89 minutes and 30 seconds won't cut it in this conference."
 
The River Hawks held on 1-0 lead in the final minutes, but with 27 seconds left in the second half, Kevin Flesch headed home a Charlie Novoth cross to knot up the game for Binghamton.
 
Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) notched his seventh goal of the season in the 73rd minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Dario Jovanovski (Zagreb, Croatia) sent in the pass to Fernandes at the top of the 18-yard box and after one touch the senior curled the ball past the goalie and into the right corner.
 
UMass Lowell outshot the visitors 16-11, including a 6-0 advantage in the second overtime. Ivan Abramovic (Zagreb, Croatia) sent in a header off a corner that was knocked off the line at the last second by a Bearcat defender.
 
Both keepers made one save each in the first period, Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) finished the contest with four stops, while Alejandro Cubillo registered three.
 
The River Hawks had the best opportunity of the first half when Ivan Abramovic (Zagreb, Croatia) sent a header into the back of the net from just the penalty spot, but was called offside in the 7th minute.
 
Binghamton registered the only shot on target of the first half in the 12th minute, but the hosts held a 5-2 advantage in shots and earned three of the contest's four corners of the first half.
 
UMass Lowell returns to conference action on October 8 with a road tilt at UMBC, scheduled for 2:30 p.m.