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River Hawks Welcome No. 15 New Hampshire to Cushing During Homecoming Weekend

10/18/2019 9:58:00 AM

October 19 vs. New Hampshire (4 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – Looking to bounce back after the first loss in over a month, the UMass Lowell men's soccer team returns home to host No. 15 New Hampshire during Homecoming weekend. This is the first matchup between the two teams since the 2018 America East semifinals.  

The River Hawks saw their six-game winning streak snapped at the hands of UAlbany, 2-0, last Saturday. 

SPREAD RESPECT
This marks the second America East Spread Respect game that the UMass Lowell community has hosted this fall. The America East Conference and all of its member institutions are proud to stand with coaches, student-athletes and fans to Spread Respect by ensuring equality and safety for all without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

RIVER HAWK LEADERS
Stanley Alves (Minas Gerais, Brazil) paces the lineup with his three goals and eight points, and is one of four players with two or more assists. Roko Prsa (Sisak, Croatia) amd Alejandro Osorio (Hollywood, Fla.) have scored a pair as well, while Renato Kauzlaric (Zagreb, Croatia) has helped facilitate the offense with his four helpers. Between the pipes, Patrik Gujic has 18 saves and an 0.97 GAA.

AGAINST THE CONFERENCE AT CUSHING
Since the end of the 2015 season, UMass Lowell is 13-1-1 against America East opponents at Cushing Field. The lone loss came against UAlbany in the 2017 Championship game, and the River Hawks won all five of such games since.

HOME, SWEET HOME
Over the last 31 games at Cushing Field, the hosts are 24-3-4 dating back to 2016, including a 1-1 mark in the postseason.The River Hawks are 33-10-5 in the Mill City since 2014.

FIRST GOAL WINS
The River Hawks are 40-1-4 since September 13, 2015 when scoring first. The lone setback came during the 2018 season, a 2-1 loss to Holy Cross. 

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
- The Wildcats remain the only unbeaten team in the conference with their 9-0-2 (3-0-0) mark
- Antonio Colacci paces the lineup with four goals and 11 points, adding three assists
- Josh Baur has dished out four helpers
- Alejandro Robles has made 24 stops and ranks atop the league with his 0.38 GAA
- UNH leads the all-time series, 5-3

KING OF THE NET
Patrik Gujic continued his program record consecutive shutout minutes streak with the win against Harvard, extending the mark to 492:20  The sophomore has now surpassed Bobby Ritter's consecutive minutes and Ritter's four consecutive shutout marks. 
 
I LIKE MY SHEETS CLEAN
The River Hawks consecutive shutout minutes program record ended at 506:32. The new mark surpassed the previous record by over 100 minutes (403:33) that the 2018 team set.

ROAD WARRIORS
The loss at UAlbany snapped UMass Lowell's four-game road winning streak. The River Hawks are now 4-2 away from Lowell in 2019. 

ROLLING WITH RENATO
Renato Kauzlaric is one of two players in the conference with four assists. The sophomore has dished out six helpers in his young career with the River Hawks.

ROKO MEANS CLUTCH
Roko Prsa is tied for third in the league with two game-winning goals so far in 2019, and has recorded five in his UMass Lowell career.

HAWK THE VOTE
UMass Lowell has been ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll for 22 weeks since 2016.

NOTABLES
Mario Mora Perez (Liberia, Costa Rica) scored his first career goal at Massachusetts (9.21) ... Denis Petro (Michalovce, Slovakia) recorded his first collegiate point against Quinnipiac (9.2)and scored his goal at Merrimack (9.17) ... six players have made their UMass Lowell debuts in the first three contests of the season.
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