#20 Wildcats Tie Vermont; Will host Stony Brook on Saturday

Wednesday, November 1

Durham, N.H.

7:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-2-4, 4-2-1AE

Vermont

10-7-1, 5-1-1AE

OT 1

OT 2

Vermont

New Hampshire

Photo by: Meghan Murphy

11/1/2017 10:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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DURHAM, N.H. – Freshman Conrad Cheng (Oslo, Norway) scored the equalizer 16 seconds after Vermont's goal with his first collegiate goal as the No. 20 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team tied Vermont, 1-1, at Wildcat Stadium on Wednesday evening. With the tie, the Wildcats conclude the regular season with a 11-2-4 record (4-2-1 AE). The Catamounts are now 10-7-1 overall, and win the regular season America East championship with a 5-1-1 record.

AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT:

The #3 seeded Wildcats will face the #6 Stony Brook Seawolves in the quarterfinals, on Saturday Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m., at Wildcat Stadium on ESPN3. Ticket prices for the playoff game are $8 for adults and $5 for youth/seniors. UNH students can pick up tickets the day of the game using their student IDs. Go here to buy tickets or call 603-862-4000.

GAME INFO:
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Location: Wildcat Stadium (Durham, N.H.)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Score: #20 UNH 1, Vermont 1 (OT)
Records: UNH 11-2-4 (4-2-1 AE); Vermont 10-7-1 (5-1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Ivar Orn Arnanson sent a pass from 20 yards out to Jon Arnar Barddal, which gave Vermont a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute (39:22), when he knocked the ball into the net from five yards out.
Just 16 seconds later, Cheng sent the ball in from the corner, which deflected off a Vermont defender to the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1. Senior Will Rasid (Wilbraham, Mass.) assisted Cheng's first collegiate goal.
Neither team was able to score in the second half, as the game went to overtime.
In the 94th minute, graduate student Robin Schmidt (Cologne, Germany) sent a header from six yards out that was saved by Vermont goalie Aron Runarsson as the game remained tied through overtime for the 1-1 draw.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Wildcats outshot the Catamounts 11-5. UNH had six shots on goal while Vermont had two.
The Wildcats took 10 corner kicks, while the Catamounts had zero.
Graduate student Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H.) made one save, while Runarsson recorded five.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: