Fourth-Quarter Comeback Falls Just Short in 3-2 Loss to UMass

Friday, October 2

Amherst, Mass.

2 p.m.

Miami University

(6-4)

Massachusetts

(11-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Miami	0	0	0	2	2
UMass	2	0	1	0	3

Fourth-Quarter Comeback Falls Just Short in 3-2 Loss to UMass

10/2/2026 4:07:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

AMHERST, Mass. – No. 14 Miami fell to No. 3 UMass Friday in a 3-2 thriller despite dominating the Minutewomen in shots taken and penalty corners awarded. Máxi Aguirregomezcorta and Kylie Coughlin each scored a goal for the RedHawks to strike back down three goals in the fourth quarter. Miami falls to 6-4 with the loss (3-1 MAC) while UMass stays perfect at 11-0 (4-0 MAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The RedHawks earned the game's first three penalty corners but did not score. In the last three minutes of the first quarter, UMass went 2-for-2 on their only corner opportunities of game, flipping the momentum with a 2-0 lead.
Miami had two more corners in the second quarter, but UMass saved both shots.
After two Miami corners in the third, the Minutewomen took over possession and drew a penalty stroke. They scored to stretch the lead to 3-0.
The RedHawks closed out the third quarter with four unsuccessful corners.
Aguirregomezcorta broke through early in the fourth corner, picking up the rebound on Miami's 13th penalty corner of the day and scoring to make it 3-1.
Minutes later, the RedHawks made another offensive push, generating back-to-back corners. After a saved shot by Sloane Wearren, Coughlin slammed a shot through to the back of the net to pull the RedHawks within one goal, 3-2.
With five minutes to play, the RedHawks pulled their goalie. They put together three more corners and five more shots, including one off the crossbar, but couldn't find the equalizer.

MIAMI GAME NOTES:

The RedHawks outshot the Minutewomen 30 to five (16 on goal to three on goal).
Miami generated 17 penalty corners and let up just two to UMass.
Aguirregomezcorta's goal broke a UMass streak of 43 successfully defended penalty corners.
Malena Sabez took ten shots (four on goal).
Aguirregomezcorta took seven shots (five on goal).
Justina Intzes took four shots (one on goal).
Over the last three games, the RedHawks have outshot opponents 72 to eight and have had a 40 to two advantage in penalty corners generated.