Lowell, Mass. (October 4th) -- The Saint Anselm Hawks men's soccer team played their postponed rain game this afternoon against UMass Lowell. The game which was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon was won by the Hawks 1-0 in double overtime. The win improves the Hawks to 2-6-1 (Northeast-10, 2-3-1), while the loss drops the River Hawks record to 1-7-1 (Northeast-10, 0-5-1).

The first half was evenly contested, as Saint Anselm shot the ball four times, and put two shots on goal. UMass took five shots, and put one on target. Eric Moriarty (Center Harbor, N.H.) made two saves for the Hawks in the half.

In the second half, each goalkeeper kept their opponents off the score sheet again, as Moriarty made two more saves and River Hawk goalkeeper Connor Askins (Boston, Mass.) made one stop for UMass Lowell. With the goalkeepers playing so well, the game was forced into overtime.

UMass had the advantage in the first overtime period, as they out shot the Hawks 4-1, but were unable to break the deadlock. The game remained scoreless into the second overtime period, until in the 107th minute Joshua Rocco (North Reading, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal, which was his first goal of the season. 

Moriarty made five saves in the shutout win.

The Hawks return to the pitch on Wednesday, October 6th to take on Merrimack College at home. The game will begin at 4:00 pm.