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University of Massachusets Athletics
Thursday, November 16
Amherst, Mass.
1 PM
University of Massachusetts
vs
Colgate
Minutemen To Take On Colgate In First Round Of NCAA Tournament on Thursday
November 14, 2017 | Men's Soccer
The Minutemen will welcome in Colgate to Rudd Field for the second time this season.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's soccer team is set to host Colgate in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship on Thursday at 1 p.m. on Rudd Field. Tickets for Thursday's matchup will be $10 for adults, $5 for children and $3 for students.
The Minutemen (15-3-3 Overall) secured the Atlantic 10 automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament after beating Saint Louis, Fordham and VCU to win the league tournament crown. UMass became the first team since Rutgers in 1991 to win both the regular season title outright along with the tournament championship in the same season. Matthew Mooney was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after scoring the opening goal in the 3-1 win over VCU before assisting on the eventual game-winning score. Mooney was named to both the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week for his efforts.
UMass defeated Colgate (10-10-1 Overall) 2-1 in their meeting earlier in the season back on Sept. 16 at Rudd Field in a match that started an 11-match unbeaten streak for the Minutemen that lasted until the final regular season game on Nov. 1. Samuel Asamoah scored in the 14th-minute for the first strike of the game before Colgate tied things up at 1-1 just moments later in the 22nd-minute. Davis Smith scored his first-career goal for UMass in the 73rd-minute off an assist from Jack Fulton to secure the win.
The Minutemen hold a 3-1-0 series advantage all-time against Colgate dating back to the first meeting between the two squads in 2008. Colgate won the meeting last year on their home field 2-0.
Smith leads the UMass offense this season in goals scored with 10 and assists with seven to go along with a team-leading 27 points. Alex DeSantis picked up his ninth goal of the season in the win over VCU on Sunday to put him at 24 points on the year while adding six assists.
The UMass defense allowed just one goal during three A-10 Tournament matches, led by all-tournament performer Bardia Asefnia. Asefnia anchors a Minutemen defense in goal that has held opponents under a goal per contest at a 0.92 clip while picking up 66 saves and five solo shutouts.
Thursday's match will be streamed live for free on Facebook and can be accessed through the link here.
The winner of Thursday's match will go on to face No. 13-seed Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 19 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
For complete coverage of the UMass men's soccer team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassMSoccer and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
The Minutemen (15-3-3 Overall) secured the Atlantic 10 automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament after beating Saint Louis, Fordham and VCU to win the league tournament crown. UMass became the first team since Rutgers in 1991 to win both the regular season title outright along with the tournament championship in the same season. Matthew Mooney was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after scoring the opening goal in the 3-1 win over VCU before assisting on the eventual game-winning score. Mooney was named to both the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week for his efforts.
UMass defeated Colgate (10-10-1 Overall) 2-1 in their meeting earlier in the season back on Sept. 16 at Rudd Field in a match that started an 11-match unbeaten streak for the Minutemen that lasted until the final regular season game on Nov. 1. Samuel Asamoah scored in the 14th-minute for the first strike of the game before Colgate tied things up at 1-1 just moments later in the 22nd-minute. Davis Smith scored his first-career goal for UMass in the 73rd-minute off an assist from Jack Fulton to secure the win.
The Minutemen hold a 3-1-0 series advantage all-time against Colgate dating back to the first meeting between the two squads in 2008. Colgate won the meeting last year on their home field 2-0.
Smith leads the UMass offense this season in goals scored with 10 and assists with seven to go along with a team-leading 27 points. Alex DeSantis picked up his ninth goal of the season in the win over VCU on Sunday to put him at 24 points on the year while adding six assists.
The UMass defense allowed just one goal during three A-10 Tournament matches, led by all-tournament performer Bardia Asefnia. Asefnia anchors a Minutemen defense in goal that has held opponents under a goal per contest at a 0.92 clip while picking up 66 saves and five solo shutouts.
Thursday's match will be streamed live for free on Facebook and can be accessed through the link here.
The winner of Thursday's match will go on to face No. 13-seed Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 19 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
For complete coverage of the UMass men's soccer team, follow the Minutemen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassMSoccer and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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