Men's Soccer Blanks Stonehill in 4-0 Domination

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts (3-0-1) continued its blazing start to the 2025 campaign, recording its first clean sheet against Stonehill (1-3-0) in a 4-0 decision.

Matt Cence found his groove offensively, leading the Minutemen offense with two goals and one assist on the day. Freshman Thomas Wadas tallied his first collegiate goal off a free kick to start the scoring for UMass. Aidan Kelly tacked on another early season score, tying the team lead in goals with three thus far.

Breaking Down The Action

The Minutemen came out of the gates aggressive, earning two corners in the opening four minutes of action.
Following a yellow card to Stonehill's Nathan Lagoa, Thomas Wadas netted his first career goal on a set piece shot that found the left side of the net.
Sean Fernandez-Davila tallied a shot on goal, forcing Finn Schueler to make his first save of the contest.
Wadas almost doubled the tally in the 27th minute, as a brief open-net attempt was corralled by Schueler.
Alex Geczy made his first save of the day in the 29th minute, as a strong attempt by Owen Burke to the top shelf was batted out of play.
Geczy would make another save shortly after, stopping the scoring chance by Shane Fonseca.
Matt Cence made his presence felt to open the second 45, finding Aidan Kelly off a corner for the heading score to make it a 2-0 game in the 48th minute.
Just 16 seconds later, Cence would intercept the Skyhawk possession and turn it into a breakaway score after beating the keeper one-on-one.
The Senior midfielder followed up with his first career brace, firing a shot into the left side of the net off the setup from Wadas.
Massachusetts would control possession for the remainder of regulation, earning three additional corners and out-shooting Stonehill 5-2 in the final 39 minutes of action.

Up Next
UMass hosts Bryant on Sept. 6 at Rudd Field for a matchup between two of the top northeast programs. Action is scheduled to kick off at Noon with action streaming live on Summit League Network (SLN).

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Team Stats

Matt Cence

Thomas Wadas

Aidan Kelly

Shane Velez

Players Mentioned

Matt Cence

Sean Fernandez-Davila

Alex Geczy

Aidan Kelly

Thomas Wadas

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