LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (1-9-2, 0-3-0 AE) will host Vermont (7-3-3, 2-2-0 AE) at Cushing Field on Sunday, October 13 with a 1 p.m. kickoff, while raising awareness for breast cancer.
October 13 vs Vermont (America East – 1 p.m.)
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Looking at UMass Lowell
The River Hawks fell to Maine, 1-0, on October 3 on the road before dropping a 3-2 decision at UAlbany on October 6. Graduate student
Taylor Burgess (Mendon, Mass.) was a huge part of keeping the River Hawks in the at Maine, making eight saves. UMass Lowell's defense was constantly tested, as the reigning conference champions would take 17 shots in the match. The River Hawks were able to total four, with senior
Laura Cetina (A Coruña, Galicia, Spain) recording two shots, taking charge of the River Hawks' offense. Both squads battled hard, each totaling 16 fouls.
At UAlbany, the home team scored two goals in the 10
th minute, leaving the River Hawks with a large task. UMass Lowell got to work, taking 23 shots, with graduate student
Calliste Brookshire (Kingston, Mass.) producing seven. The River Hawks had two new goal scorers, sophomore
Marissa Sage (Milford, N.H.) and freshman
Mia Eva Girgis (Montreal, Quebec). Burgess made five saves in net versus the Great Danes.
Scouting the Catamounts
The Catamounts are coming to Cushing Field with a two-game win streak. Vermont took on NJIT on October 3, grabbing a 2-1 win on the road, and then headed back home to face UMBC and claim the 3-1 victory.
In the NJIT match, Vermont's two goal scorers were Jill Brody and Emma Warren. The Catamounts totaled 14 shots to the Highlander's 17. Kylee Carafoli was in net for Vermont, making six saves.
Versus UMBC, Kate Bossert of Vermont scored twice, with Bailey Ayer scoring once. The Catamounts outshot the Retrievers, 17-6, with Bossert notching four shots. Carafoli received the start in net, not seeing much action, resulting in zero saves.
Carafoli receives most of the starts in net for the Catamounts, tabbed with six wins, including one shutout. The keeper has 35 saves so far to average a .745 save percentage.
On the season, Ayer is the threat to any defense with 22 points on nine goals and four assists. Bossert trails with 15 points generated by six goals and three assists. Emma Warren is third on the Catamounts stat sheet with two goals and three assists to total seven points.
Vermont has a wide spread of goal scorers and assist generators creating a challenge for the teams they face.
Vermont Matchup History
The River Hawks are 4-4-3 all-time versus the Catamounts.
Leading the Flock
Brookshire leads the team offensively with five points on one goal and three assists with 25 shots. Starting in all 12 contests, she has played in 874 minutes.
Eckroth is right behind with four points on two goals, competing in nine out of the 12 contests.
Girgis has three points on one goal and one assist, 11 shots taken, and has been seeing a decent amount of time to total 408 minutes.
Junior Hilary Jaén (Las Margaritas, Panama) has three points on one goal and one assist, with eight shots taken.
Sage has three points on one goal and one assist, with only two shots taken so far.
Between the Sticks
Burgess has received the start in 11 matches to total 945 minutes, 68 saves, and a .782 save percentage. She has been a huge asset to UMass Lowell, keeping them in many of these contests.
Freshman
Rachel Welch (Franklin, Mass.) has appeared in two contests, with one start to record 135 minutes and nine saves to hold a .900 save percentage.
Around the America East
UMass Lowell is ranked second in the America East for saves per game, averaging 6.42 a contest, tied for second for shot accuracy averaging .455., and third in the conference for save percentage, .794.
For individual stats, Burgess is ranked second for saves per game (6.18) and total saves (68), and third for save percentage, averaging .782,
Brookshire guides the conference in shot accuracy, averaging .600.
