SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - UMass Boston Men's Soccer continued their white hot start to the season with a nail-biter victory over Union College. Leading goal-scorer Ryan Lima scored his second goal of the afternoon in the 88th minute to break a 2-2 tie, giving the Beacons the late win on the road.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 3, Union College 2

UMass Boston (4-1-0)
Union College (1-2-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Gabriel Meireles' debut season continues to get sweeter with each game on the schedule. For the fourth time in just five career games, the newcomer found the back of the net to give the Beacons a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute.

With just under 10 minutes to play in the first half, Union's Declan Crowley evened the score with his first goal of the season.

The 1-1 tie held until Ryan Lima, once again racing Meireles to the top of the team leaderboard, took an assist from John Arruda to the net, recording his fourth goal of the season and giving his team a 2-1 lead.

The Beacons' lead was once again short-lived, however, as Union's Luca Richo notched his first goal of the season with under 18 minutes to play. 

With Union controlling the ball on offense for the majority of the final 15 minutes, UMass Boston goalie JJ Devine stepped up, recording five of his seven saves in the closing minutes of the half to keep the score tied at two.

The 88th minute saw the Beacons' best opportunity to avoid their first draw of the season. The team's leader in minutes, Diego Gisholt, fed Lima the pass he needed to score the game-winning goal. 

Lima's fifth goal in as many games put the Beacons up 3-2 with no time for Union to stage a comeback. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Sunday was the fourth time in five games that Meireles and Lima both scored a goal
• Lima's five goals and 12 points lead the Little East Conference
• After combining for just 12 saves in the team's first three games, the Beacons' goalie unit made 18 saves in two games this weekend
• Reigning LEC Defensive Player of the Week Diego Gisholt has played 90 minutes in four of five games this season
• The Beacons improved their all-time record against Union College to 2-0

WHO'S NEXT
Men's Soccer will return to Monan Park Soccer Field on Wednesday, September 13 when they host Worcester State University for a 1 PM kickoff.