Bulldogs Battle #21 UMass-Lowell to Scoreless Tie
Smithfield, R.I. - The Bryant Men's Soccer team and 21st-ranked UMass-Lowell played a hard-fought, up-and-down game to a scoreless tie Wednesday at Bulldog Stadium.
Freshman Ryan Aspinall (Clinton, Conn.) had the game's best chance when he rang one of the post in the 85th minute.
Lowell's Jhony Valencia hit the crossbar just five minutes before Aspinall's near goal.
Bryant fired three shots in the second overtime period but could not put any of them away for the victory.
Both teams played exceptional first-half defense, as there were only six total shots, with the Bulldogs firing four of them at River Hawk goaltender Ryan Richards. Bryant outshot the River Hawks 13-6 overall.
Matt Amsden (North Providence, R.I.) had the best opportunity in the first stanza as he beat Richards but defenseman Rudy Kocandrle was there to prevent a goal.
The Bulldogs (3-1-2, 2-1-2 NE-10) will visit St. Rose Saturday (2 p.m.).