September 8 at Northeastern (5 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The No. 12 UMass Lowell men's soccer team looks to continue its winning and shutout streaks as the River Hawks head down to Northeastern for a Saturday evening tilt. 

River Hawk Rewind
UMass Lowell defeated Boston University and Harvard over the holiday weekend by the combined score of 5-0, behind milestone games from Guilherme Rodrigues (Lowell, Mass.) and Chase Reichenberg (Hamburg, Germany). Rodrigues dished out his first career multi-assist game in the 2-0 win against BU, setting up Ivan Abramovic (Zagreb, Croatia) and Richard Mulo (Kisimu, Kenya) tallies. In the defeat of the Crimson, Reichenberg picked up a three-point night with the game-winning goal in the 52nd minute and an assist on Jakov Basic's (Zagreb, Croatia) 90th minute score. Dario Jovanovski (Zagreb, Croatia) added his first career goal in the 63rd minute, as UMass Lowell scored three second-half tallies to secure its third straight win. Keeper Austin Kroll (Baltimore, Md.) earned both wins and blank sheets, recording five saves. 
 
Leading the Flock
Basic (1g, 2a) and Mulo (2g) pace the attack with four points apiece, as Mulo has a team-high two scores. Basic and Rodrigues account for four of the River Hawks' 11 assists. UMass Lowell has outscored its opponents 7-1 in the three games. Between the pipes, Kroll has allowed one goal on 21 shots, and has recorded seven saves with a 0.33 goals against average and .875 save percentage.

And That Was Talking Soccer
The River Hawks enter this weekend's action at No. 12 in the United Coaches Top 25, No. 10 in the TopDrawer Soccer Top 25 and No. 20 in the College Soccer News Top 30.
 
Scouting Northeastern
The Huskies (0-3) have been outscored, 3-0, so far in 2017, following three straight 1-0 defeats, including their last time out at No. 1 Stanford. Dan Munch leads the attack with seven shots, while no one has recorded more than two attempts on target. In net, Jonathan Thuresson has made all three starts, with nine saves on 31 shots. 
 
Series History
The Huskies own a 7-3 advantage in the all-time series, with each team winning one game in DI meetings. The River Hawks took last year's season opener, 2-1, in Boston. 

Saving Space in the Records
Kroll now sits third all-time with 29 career wins and 19 career blank sheets. With 275:17 of total playing time this season, he sits sixth all-time with 4,787:28 minutes in a River Hawk uniform.
 
Home Sweet Home
With the two early wins in Lowell, the River Hawks are 7-0-2 in the Mill City over the last two seasons, and have posted a 17-7-3 home record since 2014. Since joining DI, UMass Lowell is 18-10-4 at Cushing Field.

Croatian Connection
All four Croatian players have recorded a point this season, combining for 13 of the team's 25 points. Basic's four points lead the group while Jovanovski (1g, 1a), Blaskic (1g, 1a) and Abramovic (1g, 1a) all have three points. 

Notables
the River Hawks have not allowed a goal in 252 minutes of game time, and have not trailed for 192 minutes ... UMass Lowell has won three consecutive season openers for the first time since 1999-2002, when the teamearned victories in four straight.