Mens Soccer Bests St. Thomas 1-0

Team	1	2	Final F
St. Thomas (MN)	0	0	0
Massachusetts	1	0	1

St. Thomas (MN)

Massachusetts

AMHERST, Mass. — The University of Massachusetts men's soccer program (5-6-3, 1-1-1 Summit) bested St. Thomas (4-7-3, 0-2-1) 1-0 on a cold, windy fall afternoon on Rudd Field. Garrison Murphy netted his second goal of the contest, and a stout defensive unit for the Minutemen helped fuel Massachusetts to victory.

Murphy struck in the 25th minute, as a perfectly placed throw-in by Rian Mulherin found the head of Jordan Blunschi who flicked a pass to Murphy for an easy score. It marked the first assist in the Maroon and White for both Mulherin and Blunschi.

Dean Linden secured his third clean sheet of the season, picking up two saves in the match.

Breaking Down the Action:

In the first 10 minutes of action, Massachusetts recorded five shots, one of which on goal by Luke Ceol in the ninth minute, but was saved by Moritz Krenc.
Murphy scored in the 25th minute off a double assist from both Mulherin and Blunschi to give Massachusetts a 1-0 advantage.
The Tommies picked up their second and third yellow card of the half in the 36th and 41st minute.
Henry Hutchinson fired a shot in the 44th minute that floated past the hands of Krenc, but caught the cross bar and returned into the field to keep the contest at 1-0.
St. Thomas recorded its third shot of the game and first on goal in the 50th minute, into the awaiting arms of Linden.
The Tommies recorded the last shot on goal of the contest in the 84th minute, as Linden made a diving save to his left side to keep St. Thomas off the board.

Up Next
The Minutemen return to action for a matchup against No. 4 Kansas City on Sunday, Oct. 25 in Kansas City, Mo. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. and streaming on MSP+.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Blunschi

Luke Ceol

Henry Hutchinson

Dean Linden

Rian Mulherin

Garrison Murphy

Garrison Murphy

Rian Mulherin

Jordan Blunschi

Samuel Theiss

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