UNH Remains Undefeated at Home With 1-0 Win Over UMBC

Saturday, September 22

Durham, N.H.

7PM

University of New Hampshire

6-1-1, 1-0-0AE

Maryland Baltimore County

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

UMBC

New Hampshire

Jack Doherty netted his first goal of the season tonight. (Photo by Vincent Dejana)

9/22/2018 10:28:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Wildcats earn victory in America East opener.

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior Jack Doherty (Meriden, N.H.) scored the game winning goal as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated UMBC, 1-0, at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday evening in the America East opener. The Wildcats improve to 6-1-1 (1-0-0 America East), while the Retrievers fall to 4-3-1 (0-1-0 America East).

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action Tuesday, Sept. 25, when they travel to Amherst, Mass. to take on UMass on ESPN+ at Rudd Field at 4:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: New Hampshire 1, UMBC 0
Records: UNH (6-1-1, 1-0-0 AE): UMBC (4-3-1, 0-1-0 AE)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute (6:09) when junior Donnett Sackie (Monrovia, Liberia) sent a shot to the lower right corner of the goal that ricocheted off the post as Doherty knocked in the rebound.
The Wildcats looked to take a 2-0 lead when Doherty drilled a shot from 10 yards out only to be snagged by UMBC goalie Ciaran O'Loughlin in the 27th minute.
Then, sophomore Josh Bauer (Bedford, N.H.) headed a shot to the bottom left corner of the net just inside the five, but the save was made by O'Loughlin in the 28th minute.

At the half, the Wildcats had outshot the Retrievers, 9-0.
In the 52nd minute, from 30 yards out, junior Antonio Colacci (Bradenton, Fla.) fired a shot towards the upper left corner, but O'Loughlin was able to keep it out of the net.

In the 70th minute, graduate student Lars Huxsohl (Hamburg, Germany) made his first save of the game off a shot from 10 yards out by Colin Weyant to keep the game at 1-0.

The Retrievers were unable to find the equalizer as the Wildcats secured the 1-0 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Huxsohl made one save to record his fourth shutout of the season, while O'Loughlin posted seven saves.
UNH outshot UMBC, 12-2, while the Wildcats took seven shots on goal and the Retrievers tallied one.
UNH had four corner kicks, while UMBC took four.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

This is Doherty's first goal of the season and his first game winner. Doherty now has four career goals with half of them being game winners.
The Wildcats are 5-0-0 this season at home and are 15-0-3 at Wildcat Stadium over the last 18 games. UNH has outscored its opponents at home by a 33-8 margin over this span. Last year, UNH went 10-0-3 at Wildcat Stadium.

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