Stags Journey to UMass Lowell on Sunday Night time

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University Women’s Soccer staff will shut out their season-opening highway journey after they make the journey to play UMass Lowell for a Sunday night time contest beginning at 7pm. This would be the first assembly between the 2 groups for the reason that 2023 season with the Stags unbeaten in each matches within the sequence underneath Head Coach David Barrett.
 
The Stags opened their 2026 marketing campaign with a 4-0 setback towards No. 8 North Carolina on the highway at Chapel Hill. Fairfield’s protection withstood the Tar Heel’s offensive stress that resulted in 24 pictures and two objectives in every half. Junior goalkeeper Alyssa Gluting registered a career-high seven saves within the contest together with a number of point-blank alternatives.
 
Offensively, the Stags’ finest probabilities got here on alternatives by Ashley McMahon and Amelie Stewart. Both probabilities got here within the second half with one going simply vast excessive proper nook and Stewart’s try happening goal and needing a diving cease by the goalkeeper.
 
UMass Lowell is coming off a 1-1 draw towards Providence on Wednesday. The River Hawks have been picked fourth within the America East Preseason Poll with sophomore Nora Bellin receiving preseason accolades.
 
This is the third match within the all-time sequence with every contest coming within the Coach Barrett tenure. Fairfield is 1-0-1 within the sequence with a 1-1 draw of their final matchup in 2023.
 
Fairfield will subsequent open the house portion of their 2026 marketing campaign and return to Lessing Field on Thursday night time towards Boston University at 6pm.