SCORE: #6 UMass 3, UAlbany 0
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-4, 0-0 America East | UMass 8-0, 1-0 Mid-American Conference
SHORT STORY: UAlbany's resilient defense held strong but the Minutewomen execution was too much, Sunday afternoon.
KEY STATS
- Sophomore Mathilda Prada recorded a defense save.
- Freshman Quinty Reumer and Prada both added a shot for the Great Danes.
- UMass outshot UAlbany, 7-2, while holding a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Following a scoreless first quarter, UMass earned the advantage just before halftime as a pass into the circle was tipped for the score.
- Throughout the first 30 minutes of action, the Great Danes allowed just three shots, while aggressively halting a strong attack from the Minutewomen.
- UMass scored quickly following the break to take a 2-0 advantage.
- About a minute later, the Minutewomen earned a penalty corner in which Mathilda Prada recorded a defensive save to halt a larger lead.
- Massachusetts would go on to total just six shots, with one additional goal, in the third quarter as UAlbany held the team out of the circle for much of their possession time.
- The Great Danes fought back in the fourth seeing a higher time of possession but were unable to take advantage of the opportunities they created and fell to UMass, 3-0.
- Despite the loss, UAlbany anchored the pitch, successfully containing the Minutewomen's overall scoring volume and limiting clean looks inside the circle through all four quarters.
NEXT: The Great Danes will take a week off before heading to Maine to start conference play on October 2.
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