Minutemen Hit the Road to Take on Dartmouth

AMHERST, Mass. – Massachusetts (3-1-2) looks to build upon its three-game winning streak on the road, facing off against Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. on Tuesday night. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. with action streaming live on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
The Minutemen are coming off a 1-0 victory against Brown, where Alec Hughes netted his seventh goal in four games to put UMass in front. Alex Geczy recorded his third clean sheet of the season.

Early Season Standout
Hughes was named A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sep. 9, tallying seven points (three goals, one assist) across two games that week. Hughes returns for his fifth season in the maroon and white, coming into the 2024 campaign ranked at No. 6 in Top Drawer Soccer's Men's DI Preseason Top-100. Hughes was also named to TDS's Preseason First-Team Best XI and the Atlantic 10's Preseason All-Conference.

Chasing History
Hughes currently ranks second among all-time UMass goal scorers with 42 on his career. He trails only Jeff Deren ('03) in the record books by six goals.

A Look at the Squad
UMass returns 16 players from last year's roster including Hughes and fellow graduate student Mike Willis.

Additionally, the Minutemen welcome nine newcomers featuring Dean Linden (Fr.), Sean Fernandez-Davila (Fr.), Joseph Bianco (Jr.), Johan Feilscher (Gr.), Kyle Stenzel (Gr.), Bilal Hersi (Gr.), Chris Giglio (Gr.), Layton Purchase (Gr.), and Oliver Akintade (Gr.).

Scouting Dartmouth
UMass meets with Dartmouth after a 2023 matchup that ended in a 1-1 draw in Amherst, Mass. Dartmouth holds a 27-8-5 all-time record against the Minutemen.

The Big Green started the 2024 season 1-2-1, most recently dropping a 2-1 decision to UConn. Dartmouth posted a 4-8-3 record in 2023.

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Players Mentioned

Oliver Akintade

Joseph Bianco

Johan Feilscher

Sean Fernandez-Davila

Alex Geczy

Chris Giglio

Alec Hughes

Dean Linden

Layton Purchase

Kyle Stenzel

Mike Willis

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