RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Hamline University (4-8-3, 1-5-2) lost to UW-River Falls (7-5-4, 1-1-1) 1-0 on Tuesday. The Pipers kept the match scoreless through an eight-action UW-River Falls attacking stretch from 58:29 to 66:34, but the stand was not enough as the Pipers were held to one shot on goal.
The Pipers kept UW-River Falls off the scoreboard through a first half in which
Brandon Cruz Rojas made three saves and the home team generated repeated corner kicks. UW-River Falls had the first shot and put an attempt on goal at 15:10, but Cruz Rojas saved it before
Cris Romero recorded the Pipers' first shot in the 17th minute. Cruz Rojas added saves at 25:20 and 27:08, and the Pipers pushed back around the half-hour mark with shots from
Beniam Makonnen,
William Ferrufino,
Johanso Camacho and
Tony Wani along with a 32nd-minute corner. UW-River Falls continued to send in corners and added late attempts, but the Pipers held the match without a goal through halftime.
The Pipers pressed after UW-River Falls converted a penalty kick at 74:39, earning two corner kicks and putting shots from
Alan Ruiz and
Faith Gnadji toward goal in the next minute. Earlier, the Pipers opened the half with four shots between 47:22 and 56:16, including two from Camacho, a saved attempt by
Finley Reibestein and a Ferrufino shot wide right. Hamline then absorbed a UW-River Falls surge after Camacho's red card at 60:34, with Cruz Rojas making saves on shots by Ravel Martin, Ben Harris and Gabriel Abad Lobo before the match remained scoreless through that stretch. Cruz Rojas added saves in the final 12 minutes, and the Pipers generated a late corner at 87:50 before
Thad Miller's shot went left in the 90th minute. UW-River Falls scored the lone goal of the second half, and Hamline fell 1-0.
Cruz Rojas made eight saves over 90 minutes in goal, including five in the second half. Camacho led Hamline with three shots. Reibestein put his lone shot on goal.
Hamline is 4-8-3 overall and 1-5-2 in conference play. UW-River Falls is 7-5-4 overall and 1-1-1 in conference play.
Up next, Hamline travels to St. Peter, Minn., to face Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m.
