ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- The St. Bonaventure men's soccer team will conclude their season on the road at UMass Saturday. The Bonnies will look end their season on a high note and snap their nine-game losing streak while claiming their first conference win. While both teams are eliminated from playoff contention, seniors will sport their respective colors for one final game.
The Weekend At A Glance:
Game Date & Time: Saturday, Nov. 8 at UMass – 1 p.m.
Records: St. Bonaventure 1-14 (0-7 A-10) | UMass 2-14-1 (1-5-1 A-10)
Twitter: @BonniesMSoccer
Hashtags: #Bonnies
Instagram: GoBonnies
Live Stats: SBU at UMass Live Stats
Scouting The Bonnies:
- St. Bonaventure will enter UMass off a sweep last weekend, falling at La Salle 5-0 (Oct. 31) and against Saint Joseph's, 2-1 (Nov. 2).
- Bonaventure Akinlosotu scored his first goal of the season in the 2-1 loss against SJU, which served as the Bonnies' first goal in six games.
- Seniors Jeremy Figler, Garrett Pasono, Nicholas Perillo, and Eric Smolarek have started all 15 games for the Brown and White this season.
- Six different Bonnies make up the team's six total goals.
- Senior goalkeeper Jeremy Figler's 75 saves are the most in the conference.
Scouting The Minutemen:
- The Minutemen have scored a total of 14 goals this season on 191 shots on goal.
- They have fired an average 11.2 shots per game.
- UMass is led by Josh Schwartz, who has a team-best four goals and four assists
- Mark Morris follows closely behind Schwartz with three goals on 12 shots on goal.
- Goalkeeper Ryan Buckingham has tallied 61 saves while allowing 29 goals. He and goalkeeper Taylor Culp have earned one win each. His save total is fifth best in the conference.
- The Minutemen average 0.82 goals per game, compared to opponents' 2.47.