Men’s Soccer Set to Host UMass Lowell on Saturday Night

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown men's soccer team will welcome UMass Lowell to Stevenson-Pincince Field on Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Scouting the Bears (3-2-0)

The Bears earned their third win of the season with a 1-0 victory at URI on Tuesday night.
- In the 80th minute, First-year forward Mateo Pereyra scored his first collegiate and game-winning goal against the Rams.
- Senior midfielder Mads Stistrup Petersen fed the ball to Pereyra who took the ball into the box before sending it past Rams' goalkeeper Caleb McNeil.
Sophomore goalkeeper Max Pfaffman made his first start of the season against URI, earning his first shutout.
- Pfaffman closed out the match facing six shots, while making two saves.
Brown collected their other wins at the start of the season against Holy Cross (2-1), and at Fairfield (1-0).
Sophomore Timi Browne scored his first collegiate goal against UConn on Sept. 10.
- Junior forward Lorenzo Amaral sent a perfectly placed pass to Browne, who then headed it past the Huskies' goalkeeper putting the Bears on the board.
Stistrup Petersen continues to lead Brown and the Ivy League in multiple statistical categories.
- He leads the teams in goals (3) and points (7).
- Stistrup Petersen ranks second in the conference in goals (.600/g) and shots on goal (1.20/g).
- He also holds fourth in points in the Ivy League (1.40/g).
Amaral also leads the conference in shots (3.80/g) and shots on goal (1.40/g).
The Bears enter Saturday's contest looking for their fourth win of the season.

Scouting the River Hawks (4-2-1)

The River Hawks return America East All-Rookie selection Matteo Costa.
UMass Lowell opened their 2025 campaign with a 2-1 win over Saint Peter's.
They also earned wins over Houston Christian (1-0), Holy Cross (2-1), and Merrimack (1-0).
The River Hawks' two losses came against LIU on Aug. 24, and UMass Amherst on Sept. 10.
Linus Musielak and Justin Pham lead UMass Lowell with two goals apiece. Henry Wohlt, Iñaki Esnaola, and Oliver Holstrom have all notched one goal.
- Pham also leads the team in scoring with six points (2G, 2A).
The River Hawks have played two different goalkeepers this season: Jorge Ortega and Alvaro Medrano.
- The pair has allowed only six goals this season, posting a .833 save percentage.
UMass Lowell currently sits in the middle of the America East rankings in fourth out of eight teams. Bryant, Vermont, and UMBC precede the River Hawks respectively.
The River Hawks rank second in the America East in saves, third in shots and assists, and fifth in points.

History

The Bears have a 4-1 record over the River Hawks in their last five meetings.
Brown looks to extend their four match winning streak over UMass Lowell.
The River Hawks last beat the Bears in 2016, 2-1.

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