BOSTON, Mass. – Battling strong winds and rain for the entire match men's soccer saw their 10-game unbeaten streak come to an end as WPI earned a 3-2 double overtime victory over the Beacons Tuesday evening at James Cotter Field on senior day.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 2, WPI 3 (2OT)
UMass Boston (12-3-1)
WPI (9-4-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Luke Reid scored the game-winning tally for the Engineers in the 104
th minute on an unassisted play.
Before Reid was able to score the deciding tally, Luke Savoie managed to send the contest into overtime with less than four minutes to play in regulation. Savoie, who had an assist on WPI's, netted his first goal of the season off of a Mike Nason assist.
UMass Boston broke the scoreless draw in the 13
th minute, when
Estevao Gomes netted his first goal of the season. Mike Biando then evened the score at 1-1 in the 36
th minute, before the Beacons were able to regain the lead moments before the halftime break.
Nilton de Andrade (Fogo, Cape Verde) make it a 2-1 affair in the 42
nd minute as the senior netted his 19
th goal of the season.
Throughout the second half, the Beacons defense were able to turn away WPI. However they would take advantage of a miscommunication as
Qasim El-Ashkar (Salem, Mass.) tried to stop Savoie at the top of the box. Savoie managed to get around Al-Ashkar to score the equalizer.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Prior to the start of the contest, the Beacons honored their eight seniors in de Andrade, Gerardo Castaneda (Providence, R.I.), Estevao Gomes (Fogo, Cape Verde), Yuran Teixeira (Praia, Cape Verde), Ramsay JeanJuste (Boston, Mass.), John Santos (Brockton, Mass.), Cam Pattison (Cohasset, Mass.), and Leo Herrera (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
- All-time the Beacons are now 0-2 against WPI; The Beacons dropped a 1-0 OT decision in 2019
- The 10-game unbeaten streak was tied for second longest in program history
- Roe Hendrick and Ryan Martin combined for five saves, while El-Ashkar finished with five stops
- WPI led 20-12 in total shots, 8-7 in shots on goal; They also led 4-3 in corner kicks
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Castleton University on Friday for a 7 p.m. conference match.