MEDFORD, Mass.—Mariah Harvey-Brown's header goal at 15:59 proved to be all the offense host Tufts University would need, as the Jumbos downed UMass Boston women's soccer 1-0 Tuesday afternoon in non-conference play. 

THE BASICS

 Tufts University 1, UMass Boston 0

(UMass Boston 4-11-1, Little East 3-2)

(Tufts University 6-5-2, NESCAC 4-3-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite 12 saves from freshman goalie Alyssa Fugiel (Easthampton, Mass.), UMass Boston saw their losing streak stretch to a season-high five games. 

After a hot start for the Jumbos in which they fired off the first three shots of the game, Taylor Koscho sent a cross into the box for Harvey-Brown, who headed the shot just past Fugiel for a 1-0 lead at 15:59.

The Jumbos would continue to push the pace, only to be frustrated by Fugiel. Tufts finished one shot (27) and one shot on goal (13) shy of their season-highs. Fugiel also missed out on tying her season-high for saves by just one, as she finished with her fourth double-digit save game of the year.

Alexandria Levesque (Metheun, Mass.) provided the Beacons with their best look of the first half just before halftime, but her shot skimmed the top of the crossbar and went out for a goal kick.

In the second half, freshman Jaclyn O'Grady (Somers, Conn.) had a cleark look at goal with the goalie out of position, but Nicole Campellone stepped in front of the shot and blocked it, to keep the Beacons scoreless.

Tufts goalie Emily Bowers finished with five saves for her third-straight shutout and sixth overall. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Tufts outshot the Beacons 27-13 overall and 13-5 in shots on goal. The Jumbos also held a 5-1 edge on corner kicks.
• Tuesday's win marked the Jumbos first-ever win over women's soccer. Last year, the two teams tied 3-3 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
• UMass Boston's five-game losing streak, is their longest skid since the 2006 season.
• With her 12 saves, Fugiel moved into the top-10 in program history with 125 saves in a single season.
• Senior Natasha Stibor (San Francisco, Calif.) led the Beacons with two shots on goal, while O'Grady paced the team with four total shots.

WHO'S NEXT

UMass Boston will travel to Keene State College on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a rematch of the 2014 Little East Conference Championship Game.