No. 14 Wildcats Suffer First Loss of the Season at UAlbany

Friday, November 1

Albany, N.Y.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-1-2, 5-1-0

Albany

9-5-1, 4-2-0

New Hampshire

Albany (NY)

Jacob Mannix

11/1/2019 10:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

UNH held without a goal for just the second time all season.

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2019 season as the No. 14 Wildcats fell to the UAlbany Great Danes by a score of 1-0 on Friday evening.

An early goal by the Great Danes in the 23^rd minute of the game was the difference in this contest, as UAlbany held UNH without a shot on goal for the remainder of the game after the goal was scored.

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats return home this Wednesday, November 6 at 7 P.M. as they welcome the Vermont Catamounts to Wildcat Stadium for the regular season finale.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: November 1, 2019 – 7 P.M.
Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium – Albany, N.Y.
Attendance: 622
Score: UAlbany 1 (9-5-1, 4-2-0) UNH 0 (12-1-2, 5-1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats started things off strong with two good scoring chances in the first 14 minutes of play. Josh Bauer (Bedford, N.H.) got things going in the ninth minute with a shot to the lower left corner of the net trying to beat the keeper, but the attempt was saved.
Grad student Jacob Mannix (Longmeadow, Mass.) tried his luck on the UAlbany 'keeper in the 14^th minute but his high shot went straight-on to the middle of the net for a save.
UAlbany tallied its lone goal in the 23^rd minute, a cross into the 18 found the head of Austin DaSilva who redirected it with his head to just inside the right post for the 1-0 lead.
The Great Danes held the Wildcats without a shot on goal for the remainder of the first half, blocking two shots and keeping the Wildcats off the board.
In the second half UAlbany once again held UNH to zero shots on goal; grad student Fabian Lutz (Bad Grönenbach, Germany) had a couple chances to equalize in the 70^th and 89^th minutes but both attempts missed just high.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

New Hampshire outshot Albany 10-3 overall and 2-1 on net.
Fouls were evenly matched in the first half, Albany with 10 UNH with 9, and overall with New Hampshire at 18 and UAlbany with 17.
Both teams took two corner kicks in the contest.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

For just the second time all season, New Hampshire did not tally a goal. The first time it happened was a 0-0 draw at Colgate back in September.
The Wildcats sit in first in the America East standings with 15 points. Their final regular season opponent, Vermont, sits in second with 12.