Oct. 31, 2009

Ryan Richards, a senior from Holden, MA, led three UMass Lowell men’s soccer players named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Teams, released Friday afternoon.

The honor marked the third straight year that Richards was cited as he joined senior Jhony Valencia (Lowell, MA) and junior Stephen Potcher (Wilmington, MA) on the Third Team.

UMass Lowell (4-12-0 overall, 3-10-0 NE-10) capped a trying season Wednesday night with a 0-2 loss at Merrimack. Seven of the River Hawks losses were by a single goal.

Richards, named to the Second Team in 2007 and 2008, posted a 1.72 goals against average this season and added two more shutouts to increase his career mark of 21 – second on UMass Lowell’s all-time list.

Valencia also left his mark in the record books as he dished out six assists this season to increase his career total to 23, currently third on the program’s all-time list.

Despite a leg injury which sidelined him for three matches, Potcner led the River Hawks in scoring with six goals and one assist, including one of each in UMass Lowell’s 3-2 triumph over defending NCAA finalist Dowling in the season opener.