Men's Soccer Falls to UMass Boston, 5-1

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior forward Nilton de Andrade (Fogo, Cape Verde) notched a hat trick to lead the visiting UMass Boston men's soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Bridgewater State University on Monday night at Swenson Field.

The Beacons improve to 4-2 on the season with the win, while the host Bears fall to 2-4. UMass now holds a 11-8 advantage in the all-time series.

The visitors opened the scoring just 3:08 into the game as the Beacons capitalized on a BSU giveaway. Off a short pass from classmate Yuran Teixeira (Praia, Cape Verde), de Andrade rifle a shot into the right side of the net from 20 yards out.

The Bears nearly tied the game in the 13th minute as a well-place shot by junior forward Robson Montrond (Brockton, Mass.) was knocked over the bar by leaping UMass freshman keeper JJ Devine (Halifax, Mass.).

Montrond would, however, notch the equalizer with his team-leading third goal of the season in the 22nd minute. Junior defender Joseph Madden Jr. (Milford, Mass.) set things up with a long throw-into the box. A UMass defender attempted a clearance, but sent the ball directly to Montrond on the right side who deposited a shot inside the far post.

Devine made another leaping stop of a Montrond shot with 2:39 left to play in the first half as the two teams headed to the intermission with the score deadlocked at 1-1.

The Beacons outshot the Bears 9-7 over the first 45 minutes, while corner kicks were 3-2 in favor of Bridgewater State.

UMass reclaimed the lead on de Andrade's second goal of the night and team-leading seventh of the season in the 54th minute. Off a restart from the left side, de Andrade ripped a shot that deflected off a Bridgewater defender at the wall and into the right side of the cage.

The Beacons extended the lead to 3-1 as they capitalized on an ill-advised pass in the 61st minute. Senior midfielder Cam Pattison (Cohasset, Mass.) forced the turnover and also scored on the play as he rifled a shot inside the left post from 12 yards out off a short back pass from classmate Gerardo Castaneda (Providence, R.I.). For Pattison, the goal marked his first of the season.

UMass was awarded a penalty kick in the 74th and de Andrade buried the rebound of his own PK attempt following an outstanding save by BSU sophomore goalkeeper Lukas Ekmanis (Baxter, Tenn.) to complete the hat trick.

Junior forward Josh DeAlmeida (Revere, Mass.) capped off the scoring in the 76th minute with his second goal of the season. A crossing pass from de Andrade was knocked away by a BSU defender. The ball, however, went right to DeAlmeida who buried a shot inside the left post.

UMass dominated play in the second half as the Beacons outshot the Bears, 12-0, over the final 45 minutes and did not give up a corner kick attempt.

Devine made three saves to record his third win of the season, while Ekmanis turned aside seven shots between the pipes for the Bears.

Both teams are back in action on Saturday. The Bears host Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) rival Framingham State University at 11:00 AM, while the Beacons travel to Plymouth State University for a one o'clock Little East Conference (LEC) matchup with the Panthers.