LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's soccer team (2-10-3, 0-6-0 AE) will wrap up the season as they travel to No. 25 Bryant (13-1-2, 3-1-2 AE) on Tuesday, October 31. Gametime is set to start at 7 p.m.
 
October 30 at #25 Bryant (7:00 p.m.)
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LAST TIME OUT
The River Hawks enter this week following a 5-0 loss to #17 New Hampshire. Senior Guillermo Francés Poquet (Enguera, Valencia) led the River Hawks' offense with two shots on the night. Freshman Daniele Mastroianni (Montréal, Quebec) and sophomore Liam Ireland (Yarmouth, Maine) added one shot on goal each. In net, junior Adam Henry (Fort Myers, Fl.) played all 90 minutes en route to his new career-high.

LEADING THE FLOCK
Francés Poquet currently leads the River Hawk squad with five goals for 10 points. Matroianni is second on the team with four goals for eight points, while sophomore Oliver Holmstrom (Gävle, Sweden) and sophomore Michael Oliveri Jr. (West Islip, N.Y.) are tied for third, each having three goals and an assist for seven total points. Pacing the team in assists is Calvin Scholten (Hengelo, Netherlands), who totals three assists. Right behind him, graduate student Javier Torres (Málaga, Spain), junior Shunnosuke Nakajima (Yokohama, Japan) and sophomore Iñaki Esnaola (Junin, Argentina), have logged two assists on the year. In net, Henry has made 53 saves in ten appearances, good for a 2.50 goals against average, while Jacob Heihsel (Holliston, Mass.) has made three starts with 14 saves.
 
FRESH FACES
Five of the newest members of the squad have appeared in at least 13 games, while five have started in at least ten matches. Of the newest River Hawks, Mastroianni leads in scoring with eight points, junior Justin Milovanov (Sheepshead Bay, N.Y.) totals two goals, Scholten adds three points, and junior Santiago Delfino (Cordoba, Argentina) adds a goal of his own. 
 
FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET
The River Hawks offense has had a strong start to the year, averaging 1.64 goals per game through 15 matches. The most notable performance from UMass Lowell came in a 5-0 shutout against CCSU.

CONFERENCE HONORS
Following his impressive performance against Northeastern, Mastroianni was named the America East Rookie of the Week on September 5. The award marked the first of the rookie's young career and the first for a River Hawk this season. 
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Ranked 25^th in the nation, Bryant welcomes the River Hawks to town following a 5-0 victory over Binghamton. Junior forward Marc Pitarch Bayot has left his mark in every aspect of the offense, totaling nine goals alongside four assists for 22 points. Not far behind him, Inigo Villaldea has recorded six goals on his way to 17 points, while Vicente Valor Martinez leads his team with six assists. In net, Antreas Hadjigavriel hasn't missed a minute of action, totaling 29 saves over 16 games with only four goals allowed, good for a .250 goals against average which currently leads the nation.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY
Tuesday's match will be the sixth meeting between the River Hawks and Bulldogs, with the current series tied at 2-2-1. Most recently, the two teams faced off in Lowell in 2022, where they battled to a 0-0 draw.
 
A WIN WOULD
Not only would a win mark the first conference win of the season for the River Hawks, but it would also mark the first win for the program over a nationally ranked opponent since 2017 when they knocked off the then #17 New Hampshire 1-0 in double overtime on Senior Night.