Atlantic 10 Championship Central | Bracket
Massachusetts' Casey Hamill scored 6:33 into overtime to punch the Minutemen's ticket into the Atlantic 10 Championship, as they defeated the Fordham Rams in men's soccer action at Rudd Field in Amherst, Mass.
With the loss, Fordham ends the regular season at 6-7-4, 4-3-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Massachusetts improved to 5-12-1 overall, 4-3-1 in the league.
After a scoreless first half, Fordham had an opportunity in in the 60
th minute off a set piece.
Janos Loebe took a corner kick from the near side, crossing the ball into the ball.
Matthew Lewis came through the UMass defense for a diving header that was grabbed by Minutemen goalkeeper Jorge Becerra.
The game remained scoreless into overtime when the Minutemen struck in the 97
th minutefor the game-winning goal. Casey Hamill got loose in the in the box after the ball bounced off a player, and scored his first goal of the season from eight yards out.
In goal, Fordham's
Dan Miklos made three saves, while Becerra had five for the Minutemen.
The Fordham men's soccer team will be in action on Thursday, November 12th at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship, held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where they'll once again see Massachusetts in the opening round in the #4-5 match-up at 2:00 PM. Fordham is the #4 seed courtesy of a four-way tiebreaker with Massachusets, Rhode Island, and Duquesne.
