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September 20, 2008

LE MOYNE TIES UMASS LOWELL, 0-0, IN NE-10 ACTION

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men’s soccer tied UMass Lowell, 0-0, in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex on Saturday, Sept. 20.

In the opening half, the River Hawks controlled play through most of the half. The River Hawks registered four shots in the half, but none were on target, while the Dolphins recorded three shots.

In the second half, Le Moyne controlled play to open the stanza and were able to get two shots on goal in the opening 17 minutes. Sophomore Angelo Reina (Frankfurt, N.Y./Utica Notre Dame) had a shot saved by goalkeeper Ryan Richards at the 59:30 mark, while Richards saved a shot by freshman Jesse Carr (Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles) at 62:48. Junior goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) picked up his first of three second half saves when he turned away a UMass Lowell shot with 18:30 remaining in regulation.

Le Moyne had its best scoring opportunity of regulation with just over two minutes remaining on a free kick by sophomore Domenico Vitale (Liverpool, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse), but Richards made a diving save to his left for the save. UMass Lowell got off a shot just before time expired, but White registered the save.

In the first overtime period, Reina had a breakaway down the right side, but his shot slid wide left of the mouth of the goal.

The River Hawks outshot the Dolphins, 14-12, in the match and also held a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks. White registered three saves in posting his second shutout of the season, while Richards made four saves between the pipes.

Le Moyne (4-2-2, NE-10 2-2-1), ranked #16 in the latest NSCAA/adidas®
national rankings, return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 24 against #10 regionally-ranked Southern Connecticut State at 4 p.m.

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Le Moyne 0, UMass Lowell 0 (2 OT)
UMass Lowell (3-1-2, NE-10 2-0-2) 0 0 0 0 0
Le Moyne (4-2-2, NE-10 2-2-1) 0 0 0 0 0

UMass Lowell: Scoring: None. Goalkeeping: Ryan Richards (110:00, 0 GA, 4 saves).
Le Moyne: Scoring: None. Goalkeeping: Steve White (110:00, 0 GA, 3 saves).