DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men's soccer team's conference matchup with VTSU Castleton ended in a 0-0 draw. After their third tie of the season, the Corsairs move to 1-10-3 overall with an 0-5-1 Little East Conference record, while the Spartans move to 4-7-1 and hold a 1-3-1 conference record.
UMass Dartmouth's stout defensive line held strong throughout the contest. This game marks the first shutout by the Corsairs for the season. In goal for UMass Dartmouth was senior
Jack Waterhouse, who saw nine total shots over 90 minutes of work and made two saves.
UMass Dartmouth held the shot advantage by a wide margin, tallying 20 total shots including seven that were on-target, while the Spartans only attempted nine shots with two going on-goal. Senior
Joey Paiva attempted eight shots on his own. In the net for VTSU Castleton was graduate student Andres Soto-Burgos. He played the full 90 minutes and stopped all seven UMD scoring attempts.
The Corsairs saw 20 total shot attempts, with most of the action involving Paiva with eight shots and junior
Justin Petrillo with three attempts. Others with multiple scoring opportunities this game were grad student
Rafael Raposo and senior
Brandon Araujo, who each recorded two shots.
The UMass Dartmouth men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Tuesday, Oct. 17, when they travel to Bridgewater, Mass. for a 3:00pm meeting with Wentworth.
