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UMass Boston

Annilson DePina
Sarah Harlinski
0
Keene St. KSC (5-8-1, 3-3-0)
1
Winner UMass Boston UMBMS (9-3-2, 6-0-0)
Keene St. KSC
(5-8-1, 3-3-0)
0
Final
1
UMass Boston UMBMS
(9-3-2, 6-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Keene St. KSC 0 0 0
UMass Boston UMBMS 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Michael Vesci, Sports Information Assistant

Men's Soccer Clinches First Round Bye in LEC Tournament After Win Over Keene State


BOSTON, Mass.  – Sophomore forward Annilson DePina's goal in the fourth minute would be all UMass Boston Men's Soccer needed to earn their sixth win in six conference matches this season, 1-0, over Keene State at home on Saturday afternoon. The win clinched a top two spot in the Little East Conference and a first-round bye in the tournament for the Beacons.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 1, Keene State 0

UMass Boston (9-3-2, 5-0-0 LEC)

Keene State (5-8-1, 3-3-0 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
DePina would net the lone goal of the match when freshman defender Dennis Percherskiy hit sophomore defender Elijah Elliott with a pass and Elliott found the sophomore in the open field. DePina would work himself around a couple of Owl defenders before firing on senior goalkeeper Anthony Pasciuto and into the left side of the net, making it 1-0.

The Beacon defense was the story of the first half, allowing no shots on goal against Keene State through the opening 45 minutes and only three total shots. UMass Boston would only muster up the DePina goal as their lone shot on goal out of five attempts in the first half.

Junior goalkeeper Qasim El-Ashkar saved both shots he faced in the second half both off the foot of senior midfielder Denis Fleming in the 67th and 68th minute while the Beacons would record two shots on goal from freshman midfielder Ryan Lima in the second half of their 1-0 victory at home.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • UMass Boston outshot Keene State 11-8 and 3-2 in shots on goal
  • The Beacons held a 5-1 edge in corner kicks
  • This was UMass Boston's first win since 2018 against the Owls
  • The Beacons are now 6-0 in the Little East Conference this season, clinching a first-round bye in the LEC Tournament
 
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston hits the road for their toughest challenge yet this season as they take on Little East Conference opponent, Western Connecticut State University next Saturday afternoon on the road at 4:00 PM. The Beacons are tied atop the LEC with the Wolves who are also 6-0 in conference play this season and have been receiving votes in the national poll.
 
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