Box Score SALEM, Mass. – The UMass Dartmouth offense applied constant pressure, peppering the Salem State defense with near-misses, but fell just short, as the Vikings registered the first two goals and held on for a 2-1 home win on Wednesday.
The Basics
Score: Salem State 2, UMass Dartmouth 1
Records: Salem State (2-1-2) | UMass Dartmouth (4-3-0)
How it Happened
Just eight minutes in, Salem State's Ryan Smith buried a 20-yard shot past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Luis Carranza (New Bedford, Mass.), giving the home team the early lead with his first goal of the season.
The remainder of the first half saw the Corsairs force saves from Viking keeper Greg Enos, with sophomore Vander Brito (Boston, Mass.) striking in the 24th minute and senior Matt Vidal (New Bedford, Mass.) getting off two shots. Vidal's first try deflected off the post, but Enos was there to keep Salem State's advantage on the other.
At 57:45, the Vikings added another conversion, with Kelly Abreu burying a shot from 20 yards out. UMass Dartmouth finally broke through in the 78th minute, with Fabio Araujo (Brockton, Mass.) heading in a ball from Troy Martins (Attleboro, Mass.), but couldn't register the equalizer before the final buzzer.
Inside the Numbers
- Carranza made three saves on the evening, and freshman Danny Andrade (New Bedford, Mass.) saw his first minutes of the season and first two saves on his career.
- Enos made four stops, including saving a UMass Dartmouth penalty shot during the second half.
- The Corsairs notched double-digit corner kicks for the second-straight contest, seeing 12 opportunities to the Vikings' three.
- Salem State snaps a seven-game losing streak to the Corsairs, with the previous victory coming on Sept. 17, 2008.
Up Next
The Corsairs are back at home on Saturday and back to LEC play, hosting Western Connecticut at Cressy Field for a 4 p.m. start.
