BOSTON  –  Rafael Gross scored twice in the opening seven minutes of play to lead the UMass Boston Beacons to a 5-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in Little East Conference men's soccer action Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Beacons had four different goal scorers in the game, while Eduardo Chirico had a pair of assists.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (1-7-6, 0-3-2 Little East)
UMass Boston  (6-1-4, 4-0-1 Little East)
 
Today's game marked the 42nd meeting between the UMass Boston Beacons and the University of Southern Maine Huskies.  UMass Boston leads the overall series 26-14-2.  The Beacons have won 12 consecutively over the Huskies. UMB defeated Southern Maine 2-1 in 2023 . Southern Maine last defeated UMB, 1-0, on September 29, 2012.
 
 
How It Happened

• Gross gave the Beacons an early 1-0 lead scoring the first of his two goals in the sixth minute, and quickly earned the brace with his second goal of the game in the seventh minute. 
• UMass Boston took a 3-0 lead into halftime as Nathaniel Wong scored his first goal of the season in the 30^th minute.
• The Beacons made it 4-0 in the 70^th as Chirico assisted on his second goal of the game finding the foot of Patrick Garcia. UMB put an exclamation point on the game in the 87^th minute as Amir Lahkiky hit a bending ball from distance for his first goal of the season and a 5-0 final.  

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Aldo Bryant (1-3-4), 90:00, 5 GA, 5 Saves
UMB, Andy Ramirez (1-0), 74:48, 0 GA, 1 Save; Victor Reyes, 15:12, 0 GA, 0 Saves
 
Inside The Stats:

• UMass Boston had an 18-4 edge in shots (10-1 on goal); however, both teams were even in corner kicks at three each.  Southern Maine all three of its corners in the second half.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine remains on the road for its next two games at Keene State on Saturday, October 19 (3:00 pm) and Bowdoin College on Tuesday, October 22 (7:00 pm). The Huskies return to Hannaford Field on Saturday, October 26 (12:00 pm) against WestConn.