SCORE: UMass Lowell 2, UAlbany 0
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-6, 3-2 America East | UMass Lowell 10-7, 4-1 America East
SHORT STORY: With the America East Regular Season Champion title on the line, the Great Danes were unable to overtake the River Hawks and fell, 2-0, Thursday afternoon.
KEY STATS
- Freshman Quinty Reumer led the Great Danes with four shots, including two on goal.
- Senior Emma Staron and freshman Tatum Hickey added two shots each.
- As a team, UAlbany outshot UMass Lowell, 11-8, but the River Hawks held the advantage in shots on goal, 5-4, and penalty corners, 7-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Great Danes started the game hot with two shots in the fourth minute of action alone. They held a 4-1 advantage in shots throughout the first quarter.
- Despite UAlbany's continued advantage, UMass Lowell scored first with less than a minute left in the third quarter.
- Early on in the fourth, the Great Danes earned their closest opportunity at a goal when a shot from Quinty Reumer ended in a defensive save from a River Hawk.
- UMass Lowell scored a security goal in the fifth minute of the fourth.
- Despite two additional penalty corners, and two additional shots, the Great Danes were unable to score against UMass Lowell in the 2-0 loss.
NEXT: UAlbany will compete in the America East Tournament as the number three seed, winning the tie break over New Hampshire. They will open the tournament on Sunday, November 1, as they host a quarterfinal contest.
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