Box Score DARTMOUTH, Mass. –After falling behind early, the Corsairs battled back and stole the lead in the 88th minute when Elvis Mendes (Brockton, Mass.) found the back of the net to give UMass Dartmouth a 2-1 victory over Coast Guard on Tuesday evening.
The Basics
Score: UMass Dartmouth 2, Coast Guard 1
Records: UMass Dartmouth (11-5-1) |Coast Guard (9-4-3)
How it Happened
The Bears did not wait long before finding the back of the net. In the 14th minute of play, Alex Lane (Shorewood, Wis.) took the corner kick, sending it to the far post where he found Austin Read (Takoma Park, Md.) who connected on a header to put it into the bottom right corner of the Corsair net.
UMass Dartmouth almost tied the game moments later, when junior Austin Dias (Smithfield, R.I.) fired a shot from 12 yards out, but a Coast Guard defender was able to save a goal by clearing the ball from the goal line.
In the 37th minute, the hosts completed the tie, as Matt Vidal (New Bedford, Mass.) curled the free kick around the Bears' wall into the top left corner of the net from 29 yards out.
The Bears saw their best chance to score in the 80th minute, when both Brock Hassett (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Quintin Parsons (Niantic, Conn.) footed point-blank shots, but freshman Danny Andrade (New Bedford, Mass.) managed both saves before the Corsairs were able to clear the ball.
UMass Dartmouth seized back the lead for good as time ticked down. On a free kick, junior Fabio Araujo (Brockton, Mass.) fired right outside the box and Stephan Teixeira (Brockton, Mass.) redirected the ball and found the foot of Mendes, who drove home the game-winner into the bottom right corner.
Inside the Numbers
- Andrade made three saves on the night to tally the third win of his freshman campaign.
- Freshman Dakota Harich (New Market, Md.) made three stops on the evening despite taking the loss.
- UMass Dartmouth outshot Coast Guard 15-10 on the evening, and held a 9-6 advantage on corners.
- The Corsairs have evened the all-time series between the two schools. With the win, UMass Dartmouth avenges a 2-1 loss to the Bears back in 2012.
Up Next
The Corsairs will finish up the regular season when they travel to New Hampshire to take on the Plymouth State for the final Little East Conference matchup on Saturday at 1 p.m. Coast Guard will return home to close out its regular season against Springfield College on the same date and time.
