BOSTON, Mass. – Led by Mohamed Kenawy's (Revere, Mass.) career-best three assists, and two goals by Elton Teixeira (Fogo, Cape Verde), regionally ranked men's soccer improved to 7-0 as they defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology by the final of 3-1 Tuesday evening at Sweeney Field.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 3, Wentworth Institute of Technology 1

UMass Boston (7-0, 1-0 Little East Conference)
Wentworth Institute (6-2, 1-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

In a match-up of the fifth and sixth ranked teams in New England, men's soccer continued their historic run, as they drove home a pair of second half goals to seal the huge non-conference decision. 

Kenawy had a pair of shot attempts in the second and 12th minutes, however Joe Schallmo came up with saves on both attempts. Wentworth had its best chance in the 20th minute, however a Matt Cicalis shot went wide of the goal.

Sophomore Joshua Khang (Brockton, Mass.) provided the lone goal in the first half when Kenawy fed him just outside the box. Khang fired a rocket that would go off of Schallmo's hands at 23:14.

In the 49th minute, Wentworth had a chance to tie the game, however Noah Martins' header deflected off the post. At 51:10, however, the Leopards would tie the game when Cicalis sent a pass to senior David Cook, who directed a shot to the left side.

Cook's goal began a flurry of scoring with three tallies scored in a span of 7:44. UMass Boston got the eventual game winner at 53:16 when junior Edmilson Barros (Praia, Cape Verde) sent a long pass which was played by Kenawy. Kenawy then sent a pass to the center of the box where Teixeira put home a shot to the left side.

Kenawy and Teixeira connected again on an insurance goal at 58:54 when Kenawy's shot was deflected out by Schallmo. Teixeira's attempt looked like it was going high, however was tucked under the crossbar.

Senior Estive Sousa (Chelsea, Mass.) made three saves while a Beacon backline player cleared away a shot attempt. Schallmo made six saves on the evening. UMass Boston had a 17-15 shot advantage while Wentworth had a 4-3 edge on corner kicks.

BY THE NUMBERS

• UMass Boston entered Tuesday's match ranked 5^th in New England on the most recent NSCAA poll
• Tuesday's contest marked the first time that the Beacons faced a regionally-ranked opponent, while also being ranked on the same regional poll
• UMass Boston has now outscored opponents this season 20-4
• The Beacons have still not allowed more than one goal in a match through the first seven matches (630 total minutes)
• Teixeira now leads the Beacons with 12 points this season (5g, 2a), while Barros sits second with 10 points (4g, 2a)
• Wentworth head coach Connor Erickson served as an assistant coach under former UMB men's soccer coach Myles Berry during the 2012 season

WHO'S NEXT

UMass Boston will host the University of Southern Maine on Saturday at 5 p.m. at BC High School in a Little East Conference match.

Information for this release provided by Wentworth Institute Sports Information Department