Goerigk Scores as Men's Soccer Tops Colgate, 1-0

Sunday, September 8

11 am

University of New Hampshire

3-1-0

Colgate University

0-4-0

Colgate

New Hampshire

9/8/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sophomore back Lukas Goerigk (Berlin, Germany) recorded his first-career goal in the 37^th minute as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team edged Colgate, 1-0, Sunday afternoon.

The win improves the Wildcats to 3-1-0 on the year while Colgate falls to 0-4-0 overall.

Aaron Smith (Loudon, N.H.) started the offensive attack for the Wildcats with a blast in the seventh minute of play. The attempt was saved by Colgate goalie Ricky Brown. Later in the half, Jesus Tudela (Zaragoza, Spain) placed a corner kick into the box that found Goerigk in stride. Goerik rocketed a one-time blast into the back of the net to give the Wildcats a 1-0 advantage.

Colgate came out in the second half with a flurry of offense. Barrett Metzger placed a shot on net, but Wildcat goalie Travis Worra (Lancaster, Pa.) stood his ground and made the save.

In the 87^th minute, Evan Heroux ripped a shot at Worra that he knocked wide and out of bounds. Through 90 minutes of play, the combination of Worra and defense by the 'Cats helped preserve a 1-0 victory for New Hampshire.

Worra made saves on each of the three shots he faced, earning his first shutout of the year. His record improves to 2-1-0. Brown made three saves on four shots he faced by UNH, giving him the loss. His record drops to 0-3-0.

The team stays on the road for the fifth-consecutive game as it will travel to Marist on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a night tilt. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.