HOUSTON – Houston Christian University was aggressive all night but could not find the back of the net, dropping a physical, hard-fought 1-0 defeat to UMass-Lowell on Thursday night at Sorrels Field.
The Huskies had plenty of opportunities as they fired away 22 shots in the game, nine on goal. The River Hawks found the game-winner in the 22nd minute, as Oliver Holmstrom cleaned up the clutter just in front of the goal, clanging in the game's lone tally for the one-goal advantage.
UML's Alvara Medrano made that stand up. He had nine saves on the evening and combined with a defense that seemed to be just in the way of every shot taken by the hosts.
Joby Reid had five shots, three on target to lead the Huskies offense.
Ron Pressler had four shots and
Ricardo Garcia and
D'Alessandro Herrera each had three.
Alex Aitken made three saves on the evening.
Holmstrom had the goal and three of the River Hawks (2-1-0) four shots on goal.
HCU is now 1-1-0 on the season and will conclude its season-opening three-match homestand on Sunday evening when it hosts Gonzaga University at Sorrels Field. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 pm.
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