George Washington University
5-5-2, 1-3-0
UMass
6-0-5, 1-0-3
Men’s Soccer falls to UMass
10/5/2022 8:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Buff and Blue travel to St. Bonaventure on Saturday
WASHINGTON - GW men's soccer (5-5-2, 1-3) fell to UMass (6-0-5, 1-0-3), 4-1, on Wednesday afternoon at home. UMass remains unbeaten this year, while GW fell in its second straight conference game.
Alec Hughes was the driving force behind the Minutemen attack, scoring two early goals and completing his hat trick later in the first half.
How It Happened:
6th Minute: Hughes opened the scoring off a pass from Nick Zielonka. The shot came from just outside the 18-yard box.
16th Minute: Hughes doubled the UMass advantage as he blocked Justin Grady's attempted clearance.
30th Minute: Elias Norris scored the lone GW goal, which brought the Colonials back within one goal. Norris bursted through a pair of UMass defenders and snuck the ball inside the right post for his fifth goal of the campaign.
35th Minute: Hughes completed his hat trick, converting off a rebound for his eighth goal this season.
48th Minute: Zielonka scored his fourth goal of the season, one-timing a headed pass from Andrew Ortiz.
Notable:
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GW outshot UMass, 20-11.
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GW held a 7-4 advantage on corner kicks.
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Richard Raupp replaced Justin Grady in goal for GW in the 36th minute.
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Umass' Andrew Ortiz, Aiden Kelly, and Aaron O'Malley were each shown yellow cards.
Up Next:
GW continues on in conference play, traveling to New York on Saturday to face St. Bonaventure. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m and the game will be aired live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Alec Hughes (8)
Assisted By: Nick Zielonka
GOAL by UMASS Hughes, Alec Assist by Zielonka, Nick.
05:21
Alec Hughes (8)
GOAL by UMASS Hughes, Alec.
15:17
Elias Norris (5)
GOAL by GW Norris, Elias.
29:42
Alec Hughes (8)
GOAL by UMASS Hughes, Alec.
34:15
Nick Zielonka (4)
Assisted By: Andrew Ortiz , Nathaniel Cardoza
GOAL by UMASS Zielonka, Nick Assist by Ortiz, Andrew and Cardoza, Nathaniel.
47:40
