PROVIDENCE, R.I. - No. 1 Western Connecticut State University and No. 2 University of Massachusetts Boston will square off in the 2025 Little East Conference (LEC) Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament Final following their semifinal victories on Thursday. The title match will take place Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Danbury. It will be their third meeting in the conference final in four years. 
 
No. 1 Western Connecticut 2, No. 5 UMass Dartmouth 0 - Box Score
 
The game was scoreless until the 73rd minute when Jokin Martinez found the back of the net for the Wolves on the 19th shot of the game. That lead was quickly extended to 2-0 on Aidan Roxo’s tally in the 80th minute on the team’s 20th shot of the contest.
 
Makai Smith turned away each of the shots on target that he faced to earn the decision in net, while Ethan Donahue totaled seven saves while taking the loss in goal for the Corsairs.
 
WestConn outshot UMass Dartmouth 21-6 in the contest, including a 9-6 margin in shots on goal. Corner kicks also favored the Wolves, 6-4.
 
No. 2 UMass Boston 4, No. 6 Rhode Island College 1 - Box Score
 
Ryan Doherty's first career hat trick couldn't have come at a better time, as the UMass Boston Beacons powered past Rhode Island College 4-1 in the LEC Semifinals.
 
The Beacons struck early, taking the lead less than 10 minutes into the contest. Ryan Lima sent a ball into the box for Eduardo Chirico, who chipped it in with a no-look finish off his back foot to give UMass Boston a 1-0 advantage. UMass Boston doubled its lead 10 minutes later when Doherty converted a pass from Felipe De Andrade to make it 2-0.
 
Doherty wasn't finished, and in the 29th minute he outpaced the Rhode Island College defense to a ball played back toward the Anchormen's keeper, touching it past Elhadji Ndoye and calmly slotting it into the back of the net to give the Beacons a 3-0 lead at halftime. Doherty completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute, slipping behind the defense and finishing off a pass from John Arruda — his third assist of the season.
 
With his assist, Lima now leads the team with six on the season. Doherty sits second on the Beacons in points with 18 (7 goals, 4 assists), trailing only Arruda, who has 21 (9 goals, 3 assists).
 
Rhode Island College managed to pull one back late as Nathan Capelo recorded his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute. His unassisted tally capped the scoring in the contest