Wildcats Fall to Colgate in First Round of NCAA Tournament, 1-0

Thursday, November 15

Durham, N.H.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-4-2

Colgate

13-4-5

Colgate

New Hampshire

Photo by Meghan Murphy

Wildcats Fall to Colgate in First Round of NCAA Tournament, 1-0

11/15/2018 4:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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UNH concludes season with a 12-4-5 record

DURHAM, N.H. – Steven DeLeo scored the game-winning goal for the Raiders as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team fell to Colgate, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Wildcats conclude the season with a 12-4-2 record, while the Raiders improve to 13-4-5 and advance to the second round to take on No. 1 seed Wake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 5:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION:
First Round NCAA Tournament
Score: Colgate 1, New Hampshire 0
Records: UNH (12-4-2), Colgate (13-4-5)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018
Time: 5:00 p.m.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

In the 20th minute, sophomore Jacob Gould (Exeter, N.H.) sent a pass to sophomore Linus Fallberg (Jonkoping, Sweden) who then hit a one timer from 25 yards out which was swatted away by Colgate's Jacob Harris.
In the first half, UNH took four shots, while Colgate tallied two. Graduate student Lars Huxsohl (Hamburg, Germany) had one save, while Harris had two.
In the 35th minute, senior Alex Valencia (Tracey, Calif.) took a free kick from 28 yards out that sailed into the box and was saved by Harris.
Then in the 62nd minute (61:23), Colgate's Chris DePetro tapped the ball to DeLeo in the box as he pushed it through 10 yards out to the lower right corner past Huxsohl to give Colgate the 1-0 lead.
As the Wildcats looked to score the equalizer, sophomore Conrad Cheng (Oslo, Norway) passed the ball to junior Donnett Sackie (Monrovia, Liberia) who from eight yards out sent a shot that went wide left of the net.
Then with just 10 minutes remaining in the second half, Cheng was taken down in the box resulting in a penalty kick. Sophomore Josh Bauer's (Bedford, N.H.) upper right shot was stopped by Harris who made a diving save to keep Colgate's 1-0 lead.
The Wildcats were unable to get another shot on goal as the Raiders secured the 1-0 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Huxsohl made one save, while Harris posted five.
UNH outshot Colgate, 13-5, while the Wildcats took five shots on goal and the Raiders tallied two.
UNH had seven corner kicks, while Colgate took two.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

This was the Wildcats' third appearance in the NCAA Tournament (1994, 2017, 2018).
This was the second home NCAA Tournament game in program history for the Wildcats. Last year, UNH defeated Fairfield, 3-0, on Nov. 16 at Wildcat Stadium in the first round.
This was the first loss for UNH at Wildcat Stadium as the Wildcats are now 20-1-3 all-time at the stadium.

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