Nabi Leads Men’s Soccer Past No. 24 Dartmouth, 2-0

Tuesday, October 27

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-3-3

Dartmouth College

8-4-1

Dartmouth

New Hampshire

Photo by: Greg Greene

10/27/2015 9:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior forward Fazal Nabi (Portland, Maine) scored both goals as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated intrastate rival No. 24 Dartmouth College Tuesday night at Bremner Field.

The win bumps UNH up to 9-3-3 on the year while the Big Green fall to 8-4-1. Sophomore keeper Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H.) made three saves in the match to earn the shutout win and improve his record to 2-0-0.

After a scoreless first half, Nabi gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the 60^th minute as he recorded his fourth goal of the season. Junior co-captain Chris Wingate (Hovik, Norway) dished the ball to Nabi in the box. Nabi beat Big Green keeper James Hickok in the bottom corner.

Nabi gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the 63^rd minute of play with his second goal of the game and fifth of the season. Nabi gained control of the ball in the Dartmouth box off a pass from junior Duff Thomson (Newton, N.H.), spun to his left and played an off balance shot to the right of a diving Hickok. Nabi played the ball around a defender that caused a screen on Hickok.

In the first half, sophomore keeper Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H.) made his first save of the game as Eduvie Ikoba ripped a shot on net. Rookie Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) nearly got the Wildcats on the board with a diving header attempt in the 41^st minute of play, but his bid went just left of the net. Senior Ben Ramin (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) played the ball to nearly the penalty kick marker that Arling connected with.

At the end of the first half, the Wildcats and Big Green were tied, 0-0. UNH outshot Dartmouth by a tally of 6-4 with each team getting one on net.

With just over a minute left to play, Matt Greer tried to get the Big Green on the board as he blasted a shot from inside the 18-yard mark, but his bid went high of the net and out of play. As the clock expired, UNH emerged victorious with a 2-0 win. Hickok made two saves on four shots faced as he got the loss for Dartmouth.

The Wildcat return to the pitch on Friday, Oct. 30 as they host the University of Hartford on Senior Recognition Night. The match is set for 7 p.m. on Bremner Field. Being honored for UNH are seniors Nabi, Ramin, Jimmy Petruccelli (Newfields, N.H.), A.J. Albers (Eagan, Minn.), senior co-captain Andrew Chaput (Manchester, N.H.), Connor Pauley (Londonderry, N.H.), Ryan Carpenter (Newmarket, N.H.) and Lukas Goerigk (Berlin, Germany).

For more information on men's soccer, visit www.UNHWildcats.com.