Hartford, UMass Lowell Move on to #AEMSOC Semifinals
For the seventh time in eight years, the three seed and five seed will square off with the top-two seeds in the semifinals of the America East Men’s Soccer Championship after #3 Hartford and #5 UMass Lowell posted quarterfinal wins on Saturday. Hartford defeated #6 Binghamton 2-0 at home and UMass Lowell went on the road to beat #4 UAlbany 1-0.
#3 Hartford 2, #6 Binghamton 0
- Led by two first-half goals, Hartford shut out Binghamton for the second time in one week.
- The Hawks advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2016, when they appeared in the championship game.
- Aitor Elena opened the scoring in the 28th minute, assisted by Tomer Drimmer. Sergi Martinez doubled the lead in the 36th minute on a deflection in the box from Rasmus Karlsson.
- The Hawks will play at #2 Vermont, the co-regular-season champion, in the semifinals Wednesday at 4 p.m. The game will air on AmericaEast.TV.
#5 UMass Lowell 1, at #4 UAlbany 0
- Alejandro Osorio’s 62nd minute goal proved to be the difference as UMass Lowell continued their strong #AEMSOC postseason play.
- The River Hawks have reached the semifinals in three consecutive years, dating back to their first year of postseason eligibility.
- Osorio’s tally was just his third of the year and first in nearly a month. All three of his goals have been game-winners.
- Sophomore keeper Patrik Gujic had a season-high seven saves en route to his sixth shutout of the season.
- The River Hawks will play at #1 New Hampshire, the co-regular-season champion, in the semifinals Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.
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2019 America East Men’s Soccer Championship
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 9
at #3 Hartford 2, #6 Binghamton 0
#5 UMass Lowell 1, at #4 UAlbany 0
Semifinals – Wednesday, November 13
#3 Hartford at #2 Vermont, 4 p.m. (AE.TV)
#5 UMass Lowell at #1 New Hampshire, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Final – Saturday, November 16 or Sunday, November 17
Semifinal Winners, TBD (ESPN+)
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