University of Massachusets Athletics
Minutewomen Crack A-10 Slate With Two At Home
September 29, 2005 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 29, 2005
AMHERST, Mass. -
Rudd Field will be host to another set of women's soccer games this weekend, as the Minutewomen open up the Atlantic 10 portion of their 2005 schedule with games against Fordham and St. Bonaventure. UMass (3-5-1) hopes to get back to its winning ways first on Friday at 3:30 vs. the Rams. They face the Bonnies on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Minutewomen are coming off of two home losses last week, both by the score of 1-0 to Dartmouth (2OT) and Fairfield. Britt Canfield still leads UMass in scoring with seven points, while Jenny Roehrig and Vanessa Patry each have five.
Fordham is 6-3-0 heading into Friday's game, with wins over Iona, Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Quinnipiac, Wagner and Lafayette. The losses have come against Manhattan, Brown and Hofstra. Haley Lentsch leads the Rams in scoring with six goals and two assists for 14 points. Julie Wynns is 4-2-0 in goal, while Allie Cacciotti is 2-1-0.
St. Bonaventure is 1-7-0 on the season, with the win coming against Albany (5-1). Prior to the Sunday matchup, the Bonnies will open up A-10 play vs. Rhode Island. Heather MacDougall has provided the majority of offense with seven goals and one assist. Lisa Eberhart has been in goal for all eight games.
Admission to Rudd Field is free and so are the raffles and giveaways! The Minutewomen welcome any and all youth groups to our games via our post-game meet-and-greet sessions! For our upcoming games, Sam The Minuteman will be in attendance for "Amherst Youth Soccer Day" (Sunday vs. St. Bonaventure) and "Hadley Parks & Recreation Day" (Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1:00 p.m. vs. Saint Louis). For more information on how to include your team/group in our upcoming game-day promotions, contact our office by email at wsoccer@admin.umass.edu or by phone at 413-545-4343.
If you can't make it to Amherst, you can Listen Live through Sports Juice on umassathletics.com! You can also keep track of the stats via Gametracker on Friday and Sunday.
