LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's soccer team (1-5-2) resumes play on Saturday, September 21, taking on the Big Green of Dartmouth (5-2-1) at Cushing Field with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff. The River Hawks will welcome back alumni, while also celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 21 vs Dartmouth (America East – 2:00 p.m.)
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Looking at UMass Lowell
The River Hawks had two tough matchups over the past week, first against Stony Brook followed by UMass Amherst. UMass Lowell fell to the Seawolves at home, 4-0. Sophomore
Luka Marceau (Newton, Mass.) stood out in this game, showing her persistence to record two shots. Junior
Megan Banzi (Plymouth, Mass.) was active on defense, a huge help to the River Hawks' keepers.
UMass Lowell then traveled to Amherst to face Massachusetts, coming up short by just one goal, 1-0. Graduate student
Taylor Burgess (Mendon, Mass.) continues to excel in net, with 10 saves during the contest. Freshman
Nuala Rodgers (Dedham, Mass.) received the start, playing a career-high of 77 minutes, taking two shots on the day. The River Hawks played a great first half, holding off the Minutewomen. It was not until the 51
st minute when UMass Amherst scored. UMass Lowell battled the rest of the match, but was unable to answer back.
Scouting the Big Green
The Big Green faced off against Colgate and Hofstra last week, picking up two wins. Dartmouth played to a 2-0 win at Colgate, with Aleena Seales and Danielle Burke recording goals. The Big Green tallied 13 shots, taking four corner kicks. Dartmouth keeper Ally Connors made two saves, playing the full 90.
The Sunday matchup between Dartmouth and Hofstra resulted in the fifth win of the season for the Big Green. Hannah Curtin and Hailey Rorick were the goal scorers for Dartmouth. Connors returned to net, recording nine saves during the contest.
The Big Green has 12 different goal scorers this season, collectively totaling 57 points. Daisy Granholm is the one to watch from Dartmouth, boasting 12 points on five goals and two assists, while also notching 23 shots. Rorick is shortly behind with seven points, scoring three goals and earning one assist.
Dartmouth Matchup History
UMass Lowell is 1-5-1 versus Dartmouth all-time.
Leading the Flock
Freshman
Gaby Eckroth (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) continues to lead the River Hawks offensively with two goals on the season to total four points. This forward has nine shots, with 300 minutes played.
Senior
Laura Cetina (A Coruña, Galicia, Spain) trails with one goal and 11 shots, always playing with heart on the field.
Banzi is the River Hawks' leader for minutes, being dependable in the backline. Banzi made a remarkable block in the Stony Brook game, as freshman goalkeeper
Rachel Welch (Franklin, Mass.) was recovering from the previous save, stopping the Seawolves from scoring.
Between the Sticks
Graduate student
Taylor Burgess (Mendon, Mass.) made five saves versus the Seawolves, with Welch seeing action in the second half with her own five saves.
Burgess matched her season high of 10 saves against the Minutewomen. She has 48 total saves so far this season, with an .814 save percentage. Burgess has been a huge asset to the River Hawks, helping to keep them in every game.
Around the America East
UMass Lowell ranks third in the America East for shot accuracy, at .500.
Burgess and the River Hawks rank second in the conference for saves per game and total saves, as well as third for save percentage.
