GORHAM, Maine  –  Senior Rony Morales (Seekonk, Mass.) converted a penalty kick in the 55^th minute to lead the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs to a 1-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference men's soccer game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field. 
            Facing each other for the 32^nd time in series history, the teams entered the contest 1-1-1 in their last three meetings.  UMass Dartmouth is now 22-8-2 all-time against Southern Maine.
 
The Records:
UMass Dartmouth (5-2-1, 2-1 LEC)
Southern Maine (4-5-1, 0-4 LEC)
 
How It Happened:

• In an evenly played contest, both the Huskies and Corsairs had quality attempts in the opening moments of the contest.  Junior Sean Brueninghaus (Superior, Wisc./Duluth East) went narrowly wide in the opening 30 seconds on a strong build up from the middle. 
• UMD countered with a shot off of the cross bar in the second minute from freshman Lucas Passaro (Wellesley, Mass.).
• Despite the early chances, both teams were scoreless at the half.  UMD had two shots on frame, while the Huskies had one in the opening frame.
• Morales' second goal of the season was the game-winner. Stepping to the spot at 54:05, Morales put the ball to the lower right corner for the score.

 
The Goalkeepers:

• Junior Jacob Statires (Hampton, N.H.) made four saves in the loss. 
• Senior Jake Castro (Swansea, Mass./Bishop Connolly) made on save for the Corsairs. 

 
Up Next:
            Southern Maine travels to Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday (6:00 pm) for a non-conference match up.  UMass Dartmouth heads to Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Tuesday (7:00 pm) for a non-conference game.  
 
 
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