LOWELL, MASS. - The Bryant women's soccer team wrapped up the 2024 season Sunday afternoon after dropping 2-1 to UMass Lowell in the America East championship quarterfinal.
Game Information
Bryant 1, UMass Lowell 2
Records: Bryant (5-9-4, 3-4-1), UMass Lowell (6-9-3, 4-3-1)
Location: Lowell, Mass. (Cushing Field)
Coaches comments on the loss…
"Our team showed a lot of character this afternoon and our mindset and intensity were reflected in the quality of our performance. We pressed well, forced a lot of turnovers and created good chances to score all the way to the final whistle. While we didn't win, we played on the front foot and with a mentality and competitiveness that will see us winning AE tournament games like these in the future."
Key Moment
Scoring Summary
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3rd minute - Bryant 0, UMass Lowell 1 - River Hawk Marissa Sage passed the ball to Hilary Jaen near midfield. Jaen notched the ball into open field where it was picked up by Hope Santaniello who carried it into the 18 and kicked it past a diving Selena Negron for the goal.
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36th minute - Bryant 1, UMass Lowell 1 - Bryant's Madison Luke threw the ball into play and it was picked up by Catherine Bean. Bean found her way out of a group of defenders and passed the ball into the 18 where it found Caitlin Forshay. Forshay was able to dodge her own defender and find the net to tie up the game.
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67th minute - Bryant 1, UMass Lowell 2 - River Hawk Mia Eva Girgis was able to stop Maddie Luke's attempt to get the ball away from Bryant's goal and score to put the River Hawk's up one.
Game Notes
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Bryant made its first ever America East championship tournament appearance Sunday afternoon. Due to their loss, they will not move on in the tournament and have concluded their season.
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After being down 1-0 for most of the first half, freshman Caitlin Forshay made her second goal of the season to tie it up.
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Goalkeeper Selena Negron played the full 90 minutes and made six saves.
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Bryant finished with 20 shots, UMass Lowell had 15.
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The River Hawks will move on in the America East playoffs to play #1 Maine on Thursday.