NEWPORT, RI - Salve Regina and UMass Boston came out firing early in their first game of the season on Saturday but UMass Boston struggled to find the net late as they fell to Salve Regina by a final score of 17-11.  

THE BASICS

Salve Regina University 17, UMass Boston 11  BOX SCORE

Salve Regina University (1-0)

UMass Boston (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Shots and tremendous saves marked the sun filled afternoon at historic Toppa Field.  Defending LEC Champion, UMass Boston got on the board first, just 15 second into the game.  After a scoring drought of over 10 minutes, the teams traded goals twice in the final 4:07 of the first quarter, sending the Beacons into the second frame with a narrow 3-2 lead. 

In the first three minutes of the second, the Seahawks netted the tying and go-ahead goals. The lead was short-lived, however, as UMass scored two, turning a one-score deficit into a one-score advantage, 5-4.  A pair of goals in the final three minutes from Salve's Max Beauchamp sent the Seahawks into the halftime break up 6-5. 

In the third, three quick Salve goals gave the Seahawks a comfortable four goal lead. UMass Boston cut the deficit to 9-7. The Beacons' run was quickly snuffed out by a 5-0 Salve run spanning the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth.  Trailing 17-9, the Beacons put away two goals in the final ten seconds but it was too little, too late.  Salve Regina took the game by a final score of 17-11.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Ten different scorers contributed to the Seahawks 17 goal outing.
• The Seahawks Will Kein had 25 saves in his first collegiate game.
• Salve lead in shots 59 to 51
• Salve has now won four straight matchups with UMass Boston, upping their record in the all-time series to 5-4

WHO'S NEXT

The Seahawks will travel to Western Connecticut State University on Tuesday, February 21, at 4 p.m.