LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (4-9-2, 3-3-0 AE) will play its final regular season away contest against Binghamton (6-5-3, 3-2-1 AE) at Bearcats Sports Complex, kicking off at 1 p.m. on October 27.
October 27 @ Binghamton
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Looking at UMass Lowell
The River Hawks won the week with two shutout victories, first versus New Hampshire, 2-0, and then at NJIT, 2-0. Junior Hilary Jaén (Las Margaritas, Panama) recorded the first goal in the New Hampshire contest before graduate student
Calliste Brookshire (Kingston, Mass.) scoring the second on a penalty kick. The River Hawks outshot the Wildcats, 9-6, with Jaén and senior
Kelli Buckley (Shrewsbury, Mass.) leading the team with two shots each.
Senior
Hope Santaniello (Agawam, Mass.) and Brookshire were the goal scorers in the NJIT match. UMass Lowell outshot the Highlanders, 24-9, as Brookshire took charge with six shots.
Burgess received the start in goal during both matches, totaling eight saves to record two clean sheets.
Scouting the Bearcats
Binghamton had two matches last week, playing to a 1-1 draw with NJIT and grabbing the shutout against Vermont, 3-0.
Mackenzie Ryder would be the lone goal scorer for the Bearcats versus NJIT. Binghamton notched 17 shots to NJIT's eight. Ryder and Anna Buckwalter led the squad in shots, with four apiece.
Binghamton earned three goals at Vermont, with Buckwalter, Hannah Mimas, and Lauren Clark each scoring one. The Catamounts were able to tally more shots than the Bearcats, 17-12. Mimas of Binghamton recorded a majority of their shots with five.
Kaitlyn Williams was in goal for both contests, making three saves against NJIT and four at Vermont.
Mimas leads the team in points with 21 on seven goals and seven assists, with 48 shots. Buckwalter follows with 11 points on four goals and three assists, with 28 shots.
Binghamton Matchup History
UMass Lowell holds a 4-7-1 all-time record versus Binghamton.
Leading the Flock
Brookshire leads the team with 12 points on three goals and six assists, with 33 shots.
Jaén and Santaniello follow with five points apiece both on two goals and one assist.
Junior
Megan Banzi (Plymouth, Mass.) has played the most minutes so far, recording 1,275. She has started in 14 of the 15 River Hawk matches, seeing the field for the bulk of each game. Banzi is an important piece to the backline, helping keep opponent shots on goal to a minimum.
Between the Sticks
Burgess earned America East Defensive Player of the Week last week for the second time this season.
She has started in 14 games to total 1,215 minutes. This River Hawk keeper has 85 saves on the season to average a .817 save percentage. All four of her wins have been shutouts.
Around the America East
The River Hawks continue to climb the America East rankings, as they now sit in fifth place.
UMass Lowell is ranked second in the America East for save percentage (.825) and saves per game (6.27), and third for goals-against average (1.333).
Brookshire leads the conference in shot accuracy (.636) and is ranked second for assists per game (.40) and total assists (6).
Burgess holds second place in the AE for saves per game (6.07) and total saves (85), and is ranked third for shutouts (4).
