DARTMOUTH, Mass.  – Junior forward Josh DeAlmeida scored two goals for UMass Boston Men's Soccer and freshman forward Nick Braganca netted two goals in the second half as the Beacons improved to 5-0 in Little East Conference play with a 6-1 victory over UMass Dartmouth Wednesday evening on the road.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 6, UMass Dartmouth 1

UMass Boston (8-3-2, 5-0-0 LEC)

UMass Dartmouth (0-7-5, 0-4-1 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Out of the gate, the Beacons went on the attack, firing seven shots, three of which made it on net against junior goalkeeper Jack Waterhouse who made the saves. DeAlmeida's first goal would come in the 25^th minute on a pass from senior midfielder Cristian Suvak to make it 1-0. DeAlmeida would tack on his second goal of the match right away in the second half when Braganca hit him with a pass to make it 2-0 in the 47^th minute.

A Beacon yellow card would lead to the only goal of the match for the Corsairs when freshman midfielder Cameron Aguiar converted on a penalty kick in the 49^th minute against junior goalkeeper Qasim El-Ashkar to cut the UMass Boston lead in half, 2-1.  

Just 30 seconds later, Braganca would regain the two-goal lead for the Beacons and 15 minutes after that score his second goal of the match on a penalty kick in the 65^th minute to make it 4-1 UMass Boston.

In the final 10 minutes of play, sophomore forward Dylan Kelley scored his third goal of the season and freshman forward Jahiem Perez recorded his first collegiate goal to make it the eventual 6-1 final score.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With his two goals this evening, Josh DeAlmeida has recorded his career high for goals in a single season, scoring six total goals this year surpassing his previous mark of four
• Nick Braganca finished the match with two goals and one assist for a five-point evening
• Qasim El-Ashkar recorded five saves on six shot attempts, earning his seventh win of the season
• Sophomore goalkeeper Lucas Batista saw his first collegiate action, playing just under three minutes in net for the Beacons

 
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston returns home on Saturday at 1:00 PM to take on Keene State in a Little East Conference matchup. The Beacons will look to move to 6-0 in LEC play and keep pace with Western Connecticut State University who is currently tied with UMass Boston for the Little East Conference lead.