BOSTON, Mass. – Ocane Williamson's (Spanishtown St. Catherine, Jamaica) first collegiate hat trick could not have come at a better time as the freshman forward gave men's soccer a huge Little East Conference win as #6/9 men's soccer defeated UMass Dartmouth 3-2 Saturday evening at James Cotter Field.

THE BASICS

#6/9 UMass Boston 3, UMass Dartmouth 2

UMass Boston (11-0-1, 4-0-0 Little East Conference)
UMass Dartmouth (7-4-1, 1-2-1 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

In a back-and-forth battle from start to finish, the Beacons remained atop the conference standings, with the standout play of Williamson.  The big forward, collected his first goal of the night on an absolute laser that beat UMD goalkeeper Luis Carranza to the near post in the 36^th minute.  He would then make it a two goal affair in the 60^th minute after he once again beat the Corsairs goalkeeper to the near post, off of a perfectly placed pass by Mohamed Kenawy (Revere, Mass.).

Even with the 2-0 lead, the Corsairs did not lay down and concede to their in-state rivals.  John Correia ended the Beacons shutout bid in the 64^th minute as he headed home a free kick to the far post.  Troy Martins sent the long ball in to the corner of the goal box, which Correia headed past Beacons goalkeeper Omar Castro-Dreher (Woonsocket, R.I.).

Nine minutes later, Matt Vidal scored the goal of the night as he unloaded a half-volley from about 30 yards out that hit the upper right corner, evening the score at 2-2 with 17 minutes left in regulation. 

Following that goal, UMD was hit with a red card, which killed all the momentum they had built off of the back-to-back goals.  The Beacons would then take full advantage of the man-down situation, as Williamson would beat the Corsairs defense on a slow roller to the near post in the 82^nd minute.  Jake Davenport played a major part in the deciding goal as the Beacons improved to 4-0 for only the second time in program history. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Beacons outshot the Corsairs 18-4, and did not allow a Corsairs shot in the first half
• Beacons held a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks
• Castro-Dreher improved to 9-0-1 on the year with the win
• Carranza registered six stops and fell to 6-4-1
• In total there were 42 fouls whistled and eight cards handed out
• The win for the Beacons is the third straight over the Corsairs
• To-date UMass Boston has outscored the Corsairs 11-2 in the last three meetings

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Framingham State University for a 4 p.m. non-conference match.