Locked in a 1-1 game, the UMass women’s soccer team allowed two goals in the final 20 minutes of regulation as top-seeded Saint Louis scored a 3-1 victory to capture the Atlantic-10 Conference championship on Sunday in Saint Louis.

The Billikens scored early to take a 1-0 lead before No. 3 UMass tied the game in the 37th minute when Bella Recinos buried a goal with an assist from Chandler Pedolzky.

It stayed that way until the 74th minute, when Saint Louis’ Lyndsey Heckel notched the eventual game winner. Emily Gaebe added an insurance marker in the 90th minute to seal the title on home turf.

Saint Louis held a 16-6 edge in shots. UMass goalie Bella Mendoza made four saves on the afternoon.

Amherst 1, Colby 0 – The fourth-seeded Mammoths won a wild NESCAC championship game on Sunday, burying all of their penalty kicks for a 5-4 edge and a conference title.

The teams played 110 scoreless minutes before penalties were called on to decide things. It was the third consecutive NESCAC title for Amherst, becoming the second NESCAC team to win three straight titles.

Amherst earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Division 3 Tournament with the win.

Field hockey

Saint Joseph’s 2, UMass 1

The UMass field hockey team fell in the Atlantic 10 Conference championship game, 2-1, to Saint Joseph's on Saturday in Philadelphia.

The Minutewomen entered the final as the top seed, but it was the No. 2 Hawks who scored the decider in the fourth quarter to claim the conference crown.

Tied 1-1, Saint Joseph's Sol Borensztein scored less than four minutes into the final quarter. Despite three shots and a penalty corner following the go-ahead goal, UMass couldn't find the equalizer as it came up short once again in the A-10 championship. Saturday's defeat marked the third year in a row the Minutewomen have lost to the Hawks in the conference final.

Neva Eisenga secured UMass' lone goal of the afternoon, which knotted up the score 1-1 in the third quarter. Elena Cloconeanu earned the assist on the Minutewomen strike.

Saint Joseph's went ahead in the first quarter with a goal from Julia Duffhuis as the Hawks never trailed in this one. The Minutewomen led the game in shots, (10-4) and corners (9-5) in the loss.

UMass dropped to 15-5 overall, and will wait to see if it is selected for an at-large bid into the NCAA Division 1 Tournament.

Men's Soccer

Saint Louis 1, UMass 0 (PKs)

The UMass men's soccer team was upset in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament via a 1-0 loss to Saint Louis on Saturday at Rudd Field.

The nationally-ranked Minutemen fell in a shootout, as all three Billikens players scored in penalty kicks while the hosts went scoreless in three attempts.

Sixth-seeded Saint Louis advanced to play top-seeded George Mason in the semifinal round next week. UMass entered the contest as the three-seed in the A-10 and were ranked No. 20 in the country.

The Billikens outshot the Minutemen, 9-6, after 110 minutes including two shots on goal.

UMass goalkeeper Alex Geczy concluded with two saves, including an important stop late in regulation to send the game to extra time.

Matt Cence recorded the Minutemen's lone shot on goal.

Women’s basketball

UMass 66, Central Connecticut State 60

The Minutewomen picked up their first win of the season, holding on for a six-point victory at the Mullins Center on Sunday.

CCSU led 36-33 at halftime before UMass used a 15-8 edge in the third quarter to take control. Yahmani McKayle led the way with 21 points and seven assists for the Minutewomen (1-2), while Allie Palmieri followed with 16 points and Megan Olbrys tossed in 15 points and eight rebounds.

UMass took care of the basketball, committing just nine turnovers in the win. 

Men’s ice hockey

Vermont 4, UMass 0 

It was a difficult weekend at Gutterson Fieldhouse for the Minutemen, which followed up Friday night’s 3-3 tie (shootout loss) with a 4-0 loss to the Catamounts on Saturday in Burlington, Vt.

Vermont took control of the game in the first period, as Massimo Lombardi scored just 1 minute, 12 seconds into regulation, and Luca Münzenberger made it 2-0 with a strike later in the stanza.

The Minutemen held a 26-19 edge in shots on goal, but Vermont goalie Axel Mangbo stopped all 26 shots he faced for the shutout.

UMass goalie Michael Hrabal was pulled by head coach Greg Carvel after allowing his second goal of the night. Jackson Irving came on and played well in relief, keeping the visitors in the game with 11 saves.

UMass pulled Irving late in the third period and Vermont scored two empty-net goals to put the game away. 

The Minutemen (4-4-2) return home to play Providence on Thursday at the Mullins Center.