University of Massachusets Athletics

Saturday, October 18
Amherst, MA
12:00 p.m.

University of Massachusetts

5-4-5, 1-2-1

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Oral Roberts

4-8-1, 1-2-0

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MSOC25 - UMA vs. ORU

Minutemen drop 2-0 decision against Oral Roberts

October 18, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score
AMHERST -- Massachusetts (5-4-5) fell 2-0 against Summit League opponent, Oral Roberts (4-8-1) on Saturday.
 
BREAKING DOWN THE ACTION
  • Shane Velez forced a save by keeper Joao Mesquita in the second minute.
  • Oral Roberts earned a throw in but a look by Hagen Waesch was saved by keeper, Alex Geczy.
  • Massachusetts earned back to back corners around the 12th minute with an attempt by Magnus Ingi Halldorsson that went high.
  • Off a throw in, Matt Cence's shot towards the bottom left of the net was saved by Waesch in the 22nd minute.
  • Cence and Velez looked to get the scoring going their attempts were blocked and saved in the 25 min.
  • The Minutemen tallied several opportunites to take the lead but were unable to convert.
  • Geczy made back-to-back saves in the 41st minute to keep the score even heading into halftime.
  • Massachusetts opened the second half aggresively with early shots from Velez and Kwame Adu-Gyamfi.
  • After earning a corner in the 53rd minute, Matt Fordham's shot was turned away.
  • Alex Brown nearly gave the Minutemen the lead with an attempt in the 57th minute but was saved by Mesquita.
  • Three looks from Aidan Kelly, Cence and Velez in the 75th minute but could not capitalize.
  • Following a corner kick, Aiden Ussery gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 78th minute.
  • A shot towards the bottom right of the net gave Oral Roberts a 2-0 advantage in the 80th minute.
  • The Minutemen earned a late corner in the closing minutes but were unable to find the back of the net.
 
Up Next

The Minutemen close out a two game home stand facing Dartmouth on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. with action streaming live on the Summit League Network.

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Team Stats

ORU
Umass
Goals
2
0
Shots
13
24
Shots on Goal
6
9
Saves
9
4
Corners
5
7
Fouls
10
10
Scoring Plays
Logo

Aiden Ussery (1)

GOAL by ORU Ussery, Aiden.

77:41

Logo

Emilio Cazares (3)

Assisted By: Emmanuel Denis

GOAL by ORU Cazares, Emilio Assist by Denis, Emmanuel.

79:36

Game Leaders

16

Shane Velez

def
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
9

Matt Cence

mid
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
14

JP Mbuthia

fwd
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
13

Joseph Bianco

def
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

27

Kwame Adu-Gyamfi

M
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22

Alex Brown

D
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9

Matt Cence

M
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3

Matt Fordham

D
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1

Alex Geczy

GK
/ Men's Soccer
4

Aidan Kelly

D
/ Men's Soccer
16

Shane Velez

D
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