Early Surge of Goals Leads Men's Soccer to 2-0 Win at UMass-Lowell
Ravens pick up quality win in Northeast-10 opener; have not allowed a regulation goal in the last three contests
LOWELL, Mass. (September
14, 2010) -- The Franklin Pierce University men's soccer
team returned to its winning ways Tuesday night with a strong
performance in a 2-0 victory at UMass-Lowell. The Ravens ran their
record to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Northeast-10 play, while Lowell
dipped to 1-3 and 0-1 in league action.
An early surge of goals from Paul Latif (Newcastle,
England) and Victor Goncalves (Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil) lifted the Ravens to victory on this evening.
Their two goals scored less than four minutes apart were held up by
a strong performance in net by junior goalkeeper Vinny
Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass.), who made five saves to
earn the shutout victory. It marked his second shutout win this
season and raised his overall record to 3-1. He has not allowed a
regulation goal in the last three matches.
Latif got the scoring started in the 23rd minute as he booted in a
goal off a free kick from the top of the box. It was Latif's first
goal of the season.
Just minutes later, Goncalves found the back of the net as he
followed a shot from Amory Houghton (Cape Elizabeth,
Maine) that had glanced off a Lowell defender. Goncalves
tracked down the loose ball and got off a strike that beat the UML
goalkeeper. It was Goncalves third goal of the season and Houghton
got credit with an assist.
Each team recorded 10 shots with each getting five of those on
goal.
Franklin Pierce's win came in its Northeast-10 opener and stemmed
the tide following a tough 1-0 overtime loss at Dowling last
Tuesday. The win gives Franklin Pierce momentum heading into its
contest at New Haven on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Connecticut. That match
will bring an end to the team's three-game road trip, which will be
followed by a four-match homestand that begins on Sept. 22 versus
defending conference champion Le Moyne at 4 p.m. in Sodexo
Field.
For more information on Franklin Pierce men's soccer, please visit
the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the
team even further, please visit the athletic department's sites on
YouTube and Twitter at www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports and
www.twitter.com/FPUathletics(.)