Box Score (PDF) | Figueroa Interview

HAMDEN, Conn. – Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) scored two goals as the UMass Lowell men's soccer team notched its fifth straight win with a 2-1 victory at Quinnipiac, on Saturday afternoon, to mark the program's longest winning streak in the Division I era.
 
"It was a good performance overall," remarked Head Coach Christian Figueroa. "We made some good adjustments at the half. It was a game where we dictated play for the majority of the game other than a couple minutes here and there."
 
The River Hawks opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, when Carlos Ruiz (East Boston, Mass.) sent in a cross from 30-yards out and Fernandes flicked on a header from just beyond the penalty spot and inside the left post to freeze Brian Westerman. Just moment before the tally, the duo almost connected, but Fernandes' header went wide.
 
Fernandes added his second tally on the afternoon in the 66th minute, off of great passing from Ivan Blaskic (Zagreb, Croatia) and Ivan Abramovic (Zagreb, Croatia). From just beyond midfield, Blaskic sent a ball to Abramovic on the top of the 18-yard box and he sent over a pass to Fernandes, who was able to send it in under the sliding Westerman.
 
The hosts got one back in the 73th minute on a header from Ryan Scheiderman. Quinnipiac was outshot 11-9, including 8-3 in shots on goal. Westerman made six saves on the day.
 
Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) made his two saves in the 75th and 77th minutes, respectively, on point blank opportunities from the Bobcats for his 20^th career win.
 
In a scoreless first 45 minutes, the River Hawks provided most of the offense with two shots on goal from Guilherme Rodrigues (Lowell, Mass.) and Franky Martinez (Englewood, N.J.). The River Hawk defense held strong and knocked away any Quinnipiac chance, recording multiple blocks in the half.
 
UMass Lowell goes for its six straight win at home, taking on Brown on September 14 at 7 p.m.