#16 Wildcats Defeat Holy Cross, 2-0, To Remain Undefeated

Wednesday, September 13

Durham, N.H.

7:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-0-1

Holy Cross

1-3-1

Holy Cross

New Hampshire

Willis Griffith scores his first goal as a Wildcat (Photo by China Wong)

Photo by: China Wong

9/13/2017 10:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score Video Highlights Postgame Interviews

DURHAM, N.H. – Graduate student Willis Griffith (Amherst, N.H) and junior Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) scored the two goals as the No. 16 University of New Hampshire Wildcats defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders, 2-0, at Wildcat Stadium on Wednesday night. With the win, the Wildcats continue their undefeated season with a 5-0-1 record. Graduate student Andrew Pesci (Windham, N.H) recorded his fifth shutout of the season, 13th of his career, and has allowed only one goal all year.

UP NEXT:

UNH returns to action when it hosts Rhode Island at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16th at 7:00 p.m. Go here to watch the game.

GAME INFO:
Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Location: Wildcat Stadium (Durham, N.H.)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Score: UNH 2, Holy Cross 0
Records: UNH: 5-0-1; Holy Cross: 1-3-1

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The first shot on goal was from junior Kristian Piippo (Hønefoss, Norway), from 26 yards out. Holy Cross goalie Henry Stutz moved from left to right to block the shot.
The Wildcats drew first blood, scoring in the 27th minute (26:16). The goal was scored by Griffith, his first as a Wildcat. It came off a free kick from junior Alex Valencia (Tracy, Calif.) and Griffith headed the ball into the left corner.
Pesci made a beautiful diving save in the 45th minute of the game. Yuji Callahan of the Crusaders ripped a shot on goal from 15 yards out, but Pesci ran from right to left, leapt through the air, and made the save.
Junior Chris Arling scored in the 73rd minute (72:18) with an assist from sophomore Antonio Colacci. He went on a breakaway, and from eight yards away rocketed a shot into the right corner of the goal.
Pesci recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and the 13th of his career. He made one save during the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Pesci has now saved 13 of the 14 shots that he has faced on the year.
Stutz made six saves during the game.
The Wildcats recorded eight shots on goal compared to one for Holy Cross.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

With the win, the Wildcats are 5-0-1 on the season.
Griffith recorded his first goal as a Wildcat.

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