Wildcats Score Two Late Goals to Tie Syracuse, 2-2 - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Sunday, September 8

Syracuse, N.Y.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-0-2

Syracuse

1-1-2

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
New Hampshire	0	2	0	0	2
Syracuse	2	0	0	0	2

Game Notes

Donnett Sackie (Photo by Meghan Murphy)

9/8/2019 10:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Bilal Kamal and Donnett Sackie find the back of the net.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – With the Wildcats trailing 2-0 after the first half, freshman Bilal Kamal (London, England) and senior Donnett Sackie (Monrovia, Liberia) each scored in the second half as the No. 22 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team tied Syracuse, 2-2, on Sunday night at SU Soccer Stadium. UNH is now 2-0-2, while the Orange are 1-1-2. This was the first ever meeting between the two programs.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will conclude their four-game road trip when they play at Fairfield on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. on Facebook Live.

NEXT HOME GAME:

UNH returns to Wildcat Stadium on Wed. Sept. 18, for a Granite State match up with Dartmouth at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION:
Score: #22 New Hampshire 2, Syracuse 2 (2OT)
Records: UNH (2-0-2), Syracuse (1-1-2)
Location: Syracuse, N.Y. (SU Soccer Stadium)
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Attendance: 721

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Orange took a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute (3:45) with a goal by Simon Triantafillou as Ryan Raposo and Hilli Goldhar each tallied an assist.
Then in the 29th minute (28:31), Syracuse increased its lead to 2-0 when Raposo found the back of the net.
Graduate student goaltender Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) made a save on a shot by Raposa in the 51st minute.
The Wildcats cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 72nd minute (71:17) when Kamal netted his first collegiate goal. Redshirt freshman Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) posted an assist for his first collegiate point.
Then in the 86th minute (85:38), UNH tied the game at 2-2 when Sackie recorded his second goal of the year. Graduate student Fabian Lutz (Bad Gröenenbach, Germany) and Kamal each tallied an assist on the goal.
Neither team was able to score the game-winner in overtime for the 2-2 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Robles made two saves and is now 2-0-2.
Each team took nine shots, while Syracuse had four shots on goals and the Wildcats took three.
The Wildcats had nine corner kicks, while the Orange took two.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Kamal posted his first collegiate goal and assist.
O'Driscoll tallied his first collegiate point.
Sackie has four career goals. His two goals this season are tied for first on the team.
Lutz now has two assists this season.
The Wildcats are 1-0-2 on the road this season.
UNH is 0-0-2 in overtime.
UNH is 1-1-1 in its last three games game versus teams from the ACC. Last year, the Wildcats fell at No. 15 Virginia, 1-0, in the season-opener on Aug. 24, 2018, while UNH defeated No. 22 Boston College by a 2-0 score on the road on Sept. 1, 2017.
This was the first ever meeting between the two teams.

STAY CONNECTED:

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