SCORE: #12 UMass 2, UAlbany 1
 
LOCATION: Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex - Amherst, Mass.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 5-3, 0-0 America East | UMass 8-0, 0-0 MAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes scored first but it was #12 UMass taking home the victory, Sunday afternoon.
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "It was a great battle today against a quality team. UMass is a strong team and I was very pleased with how we competed and stayed composed under pressure."
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Lillian Willis scored her first career goal.
• The Minutewomen outshot UAlbany 20-8, including a 15-5 advantage in shots on goal.
• Graduate student Emma Peeters tallied a season-high 13 saves - just one less than her career-high (14).

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first quarter, Lillian Willis tabbed the first goal of the game late into the second quarter.
• Freshman Jette Kurz swept the ball into the circle from about the 25-yard line where Willis collected the ball, dodged a couple defenders, including the goalie, and made one final tap to seal her first career goal.
• The Minutewomen attempted to answer with four shots, including a penalty stroke attempt, in the final four minutes of the first half but Emma Peeters stopped all attempts and UAlbany held the lead at halftime.
• Dominating the pressure in the third quarter, UMass was hungry to score. Their first penalty corner of the quarter resulted in the game-tying goal. 
• About five minutes into the final quarter, Massachusetts scored the go-ahead goal and despite four shot attempts, including two on goal, the Great Danes were unable to answer and fell, 2-1.

 
NEXT: After a week off, the Great Danes will open the conference season against Maine at Alumni Turf on Friday, October 3.
 
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