LOWELL, Mass. – The Stony Brook women's soccer team held on to pick up its third straight victory as it knocked off UMass Lowell, 3-2, at Cushing Field Sunday evening. The Seawolves improved to 6-7-2 on the year and 3-1-0 in America East, while the River Hawks now sit at 4-7-2 overall and 2-3-0 in league play.
Faherty's Reaction
"I'm very happy for how our group responded after going down a goal. We were able to score two very good goals in the run of play and another one off of a set-piece," said head coach
Brendan Faherty after the victory. "This win gets us three points closer to making the America East playoffs. The players should all feel good about their efforts over the past few games and tomorrow we will turn our attention to preparing for a very good Maine team."
Highlights
- UMass Lowell struck first in the sixth minute, but senior Raven Edwards (West Orange, N.J.) answered in the 12th as senior Amy Thompson (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg) sent the ball to the 18-yard box and Edwards knocked it past the keeper to tie the game.
- Just before halftime junior Sam Goodwin (Westbury, N.Y.) gave the Seawolves the lead when she scored her first goal of the season. Goodwin sent a pass from senior Priscilla Wiggins (Fresno, Calif.) to the bottom right corner of the net for the 2-1 lead at the break.
- After aggressive play on multiple UMass Lowell goal kicks, Thompson was able to extend the Stony Brook lead when she lifted a free kick just over the keeper's hands and into the net in the 71st minute to make it 3-1.
- Courtney Coleman tried to spark a comeback for the River Hawks when she responded to Thompson's difference-maker minutes later, connecting from just beyond the 18-yard box.
Notes
- The win over UMass Lowell is the third straight win for the Seawolves and the first America East road win of the season.
- This marks the first time Stony Brook has strung together three wins since the start of the 2013 season, and the first conference road win since topping Maine 2-1 in double overtime to finish the 2013 regular season.
- The Seawolves outshot UMass Lowell 13-12, and took nine corner kicks in the game.
- Edwards has scored a goal in each of the last three games, while Thompson has earned at least one point per outing in the same span.
- Sophomore Cara Gallagher earned the win, making two saves, to move to 6-2-1 on the season. She has not dropped a game in conference play.
- Eight different players took shots in the game.
Next Up
The Seawolves return home for a midweek game against Maine. The match is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13.
