Thomson, Wingate Score Goals to Knock Off Undefeated UMass Lowell, 2-1

Sunday, October 23

Durham, N.H.

5:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-4-0, 3-2-0AE

University of Massachusetts Lowell

10-1-2, 3-1-1AE

UMass Lowell

UNH

Photo by: Audrey Powell

Thomson, Wingate Score Goals to Knock Off Undefeated UMass Lowell, 2-1

10/21/2016 10:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Goals by senior co-captains Duff Thomson (Greenfield, N.H.) and Chris Wingate (Hovik, Norway) helped propel the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team over No. 14 UMass Lowell, 2-1, Sunday evening at Bremner Field. It was the first loss of the season for the River Hawks.

UNH (11-4-0, 3-2-0 AE) Team Stats
12 shots
6 shots on goal
3 corner kicks

UMass Lowell (10-1-2, 3-1-2 AE) Team Stats
14 shots
8 shots on goal
3 corner kicks

Top UNH Performers
Thomson: 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 90 minutes played
Wingate: 1 goal, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal, 90 minutes played
Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H.): 7 saves, 8 shots faced

Top UMass Lowell Performers
Dario Jovanowski: 1 goal, 4 shots, 2 shots on goal, 90 minutes played
Ivan Blaskic: 4 shots, 2 shots on goal, 90 minutes played
Jakov Basic: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal

Up Next: The 'Cats remain home for the final home contest of the regular season as they take a break from America East Conference play with a 7:30 tilt against Harvard University on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Bremner Field.

Highlights
-First Half-
Thomson scored his second career goal to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead over undefeated UMass Lowell in the 37^th minute. The back ripped a shot from just inside the box that made its way past UMass Lowell keeper Austin Kroll and into the net.

-Second Half-
Wingate put New Hampshire up 2-0 in the 79^th minute of play with his third goal of the season on a penalty kick. As he was charging into the UMass Lowell box, he was taken down on a foul by the River Hawks, awarding him the PK. He beat goalkeeper Zach Rowell, who came into the game for UML at the beginning of the second half, to the lower left corner of the net.

In the 88^th minute, Jovanowski cut the deficit for UMass Lowell to one. While near the six-yard mark, he received a pass from Wuilito Fernandes and then fired a shot that trickled past Pesci into the goal.
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