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| Tyler Hebert scored his first goal of the season in the Skyhawks 3-3 draw |
Two Late Goals Lift Skyhawks to Draw With River Hawks
Lowell, Mass. - Junior forward Shaun Keeley (Woburn, Mass.) had a goal and an assist the Skyhawks and UMass Lowell played to a 3-3 deadlock Saturday afternoon in a Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer clash at Cushing Field.
River Hawk Matt Dubois opened the scoring in the seventh minute when he tapped in a rebound off a Brandon McFarlane save of a Stephen Potcner shot.
Stonehill knotted the score in the 22nd minute when junior Ben Irzyk (Wakefield, R.I.) took a touch from Keeley on the right side of the box, turned and volleyed a shot into the top left corner of the goal.
Dubois gave the River Hawks a 2-1 lead just over two minutes later when he beat a Stonehill defender on the left side and bent his right-footed attempt inside the far post.
Jamie Wangia gave UMass Lowell a 3-1 cushion just 11 minutes later when his header off a volley from Rudy Kocandrle beat McFarlane.
Keeley cut the deficit to 3-2 five minutes into the second half, when his header off a scramble in the box following a Michael Bridges (Sandwich, Mass) free kick found the back of the net.
Stonehill drew even with just six minutes remaining, when sophomore midfielder Todd Shigo (Naples, Maine) launched a free kick from the left side to sophomore Tyler Hebert (Rockland, Mass.) on the right side of the six-yard box, who settled it and fired home his first goal of the season.
The River Hawks outshot Stonehill 23-16 and McFarlane stopped 14 shots for the Skyhawks.
With the tie Stonehill moves to 4-9-3 overall and 1-9-2 in the Conference and hosts Merrimack Tuesday at 3:30 for their last home game of the season.