Box Score
BRIDGEWATER, Mass.—Senior forward Pedro Dasilva (Fogo, Cape Verde) lifted UMass Boston to their first win over Bridgewater State in 21 years, with a double-overtime tally in the 107th minute.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 1, Bridgewater State 0 2OT
(UMass Boston 9-0, Little East 2-0)
(Bridgewater State 7-2, MASCAC 2-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
DaSilva broke open the scoreless tie at 106:48, after both team's defenses did just enough to keep the game scoreless through regulation and the first overtime.
The play started when sophomore Joshua Khang (Brockton, Mass.) deked a defender at midfield and dribbled into space down the center of the field. He slid a pass into a dangerous area for senior Elton Teixeira (Fogo, Cape Verde) who settled the ball with his first touch, before sending a left-footed through-ball into the box for DaSilva. DaSilva rushed in front of his defender and sent a low right-footed shot just inside the far post, as the Bridgewater State keeper rushed towards him. Teixeira and Kang were each credited with assists on the play.
With the win Wednesday, UMass Boston snapped a three-game losing streak against the Bears. Bridgewater State had been one of two teams to have defeated the Beacons in each of head coach Jake Beverlin's first two seasons. The Beacons last win against Bridgewater State came in 1994, as the two teams took an 18-year hiatus, before reviving the rivalry in 2012.
Senior goalie Alfonso Rosales (Revere, Mass.) tied the program-record for career victories with his 26th win in 41 career starts. The senior goalie matched Paul Maniscalco ('07) who finished his career 26-22-4. Rosales made five saves in the victory.
Bridgewater State junior goalie Colin Jepsen made seven saves in the loss.
Freshman Mohamed Kenawy (Revere, Mass.) had the best chance for either team in the first half, when he chipped a shot over the goalie towards an open net, only to connect square onto the crossbar just before the break.
Bridgewater State's best two chances of the game came in overtime. Filipe Gomes who was bothered all night by the Beacons' trio of center backs, sent a shot from distance that Rosales had to pump over the bar in the 96th minute. The senior goalie came up even bigger in the 103rd, when he used a full-extension diving effort to tip wide a strong shot from Bridgewater State's leading scorer Conor Murtaugh.
BY THE NUMBERS
- UMass Boston outshot the Bears 21-13 and 8-5 on shots on goal
- The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Bears. Bridgewater State's two losses have come against #3/8 Brandeis University and UMass Boston.
- Wednesday's game marked the first time this season: UMass Boston had failed to score in the first half, the first time the Beacons did not score multiple goals and the first time UMass Boston played an overtime game.
- With the victory, UMass Boston matched the program-record for the longest unbeaten streak in program history at nine games. The Beacons had a nine-game unbeaten streak from October 9-November 6, 1996.
- Rosales improved to 5-0 with the win with four shutouts. He currently sits in second place in program history with his 12.5 career shutouts. His shutout streak reached 403 minutes and 35 second after today's win.
- The Beacons earned a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks against the Bears.
- After not recording a point in back-to-back games, DaSilva has recorded six goals and one assist over the Beacons' past four.
- Freshman Denis Martinez (Chelsea, Mass.) made his collegiate debut at center back in the second half and overtime.
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will return to Little East Conference play Saturday, when the Beacons travel to UMass Dartmouth for a 1:00 p.m. game.
