Wildcats Roll Past UMBC, 3-0

Friday, September 30

Durham, N.H.

7:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

9-1-0, 1-0-0AE

University of Maryland Baltimore County

4-2-3, 0-1-0AE

Team	1	2	Final F
UMBC	0	0	0
UNH	2	1	3

9/30/2016 10:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated the University of Maryland Baltimore County by a score of 3-0 Friday night at Bremner Field. It was the first victory for the Wildcats over the Retrievers since the 2009 season.

UNH (9-1-0, 1-0-0) Team Stats
14 shots
4 shots on goal
6 corner kicks

UMBC (4-2-3, 0-1-0) Team Stats
5 shots
4 shots on goal
2 corner kicks

Top UNH Performers
Chris Wingate (Hovik, Norway): 2 assists, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 90 minutes
Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal, 57 minutes
Alex Valencia (Tracey, Calif.): 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal, 57 minutes
Juan Velazquez (San Francisco): 1 goal, 1 shot on goal, 67 minutes
Jack Doherty (Meriden, N.H.): 1 assist, 1 shot, 38 minutes
Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H.): 4 shots faced, 4 saves, fifth straight shutout

UMBC Top Performers
Tre Pulliam: 2 shots, 2 shots on goal
Cormac Noel: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Jordan Dove: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal

Up Next: The Wildcats hit the road for a pair of games, the first of which will take place at intrastate rival Dartmouth College on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. UNH resumes conference action on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Stony Brook University at 7 p.m. The next home game for UNH is Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. against the University at Albany.

Highlights
-- First Half –
Arling broke the 0-0 tie in the 23^rd minute of play as he scored his 10^th goal of the season. The play started when Wingate lobbed a cross into the box. Arling leapt above the UMBC defense and headed the ball into the net.

Valencia gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the 44^th minute of play on a one-time shot from about six yards out. Doherty came racing down the right side of the field with the ball and laced a pass to the foot of Valencia. Valencia one-timed his shot past UMBC keeper Billy Heavner and into the net.

-- Second Half –
Velazquez notched the third goal of the game in the 76^th minute of play to increase the UNH total to 3-0. Wingate, who tallied his second assist of the night on the play, sent a pass across the top of the box to Velazquez, who received it to the left of Heavner. Velazquez dribbled into the box and ripped a shot low and to the right for the goal.

Pesci, who tallied his fifth-consecutive shutout, made four saves in the match with three in the first and one in the second. His shutout streak now stands at 483:57 as he has made 26 saves over that span.