#6 UNH Records Undefeated Regular Season with 1-0 Win at UML; Captures Top Seed in AE Tourney

Monday, November 1

Lowell, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

15-0-2, 7-0-1

UMass Lowell

4-11-1, 3-5-0

New Hampshire

UMass Lowell

#6 UNH Records Undefeated Regular Season with 1-0 Win at UML; Captures Top Seed in AE Tourney

11/1/2021 10:36:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Wildcats post undefeated regular season record at 15-0-2.

PURCHASE SEMIFINAL GAME TICKETS

LOWELL, Mass. – Graduate student Paul Mayer (Strasbourg, France) scored the game winner as the No. 6 nationally-ranked University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated UMass Lowell, 1-0 on Monday night in America East action. With the win, the Wildcats have won their third straight America East Regular Season Championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the six-team America East Tournament.

UNH concludes the regular season undefeated at 15-0-2 (7-0-1 AE), while the River Hawks end their year at 4-11-1 (3-5-0 AE). This is the second straight season the Wildcats have recorded an undefeated regular season as UNH went 6-0-1 in the 2021 Spring season.

UNH will play the winner of the quarterfinal game between No. 4 seed Stony Brook and No. 5 seed UMBC in the America East Semifinals on Wednesday Nov. 10 at Wildcat Stadium at 6 p.m.

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With a win, the Wildcats would play in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 14 at Wildcat Stadium at 2 p.m. UNH is looking to win its fourth-straight America East Tournament.

UNH is one of just two teams around the nation that went undefeated in the regular season. No. 10 St. Louis (12-0-3) also went undefeated.

The Wildcats have outscored the opposition, 39-7 and have posted 10 shutouts.

Score: #6 New Hampshire 1, UMass Lowell 0
Records: UNH (15-0-2, 7-0-1 AE), UML (4-11-1, 3-5-0 AE)
Location: Lowell, Mass.
Date: Monday, Nov. 1, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Attendance: 217

BOXSCORE | WATCH GAME WINNER
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

Mayer scored the lone goal of the game when he headed the ball to the back of the net off a pass by graduate student Johann von Knebel (Hamburg, Germany) in the 39th minute (38:44).

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot UML 13-6 with seven shots on goal, while the River Hawks took three shots on goal.
The Wildcats attempted six corner kicks, while UNH had four.
Junior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) made three saves to earn the win and improve to 15-0-2, while Christian Miesch posted six saves for UML.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

UNH is 21-0-4 over the last 25 regular season games. UNH's last regular season loss was a 1-0 defeat to UAlbany on Nov. 1, 2019.
The last time an America East team won three straight regular season championships was Boston University from 1995-97.
Mayer scored his fifth goal of the season tonight
Koleilat has eight shutouts this season.
UNH is ranked first in the nation with a .941 winning percentage.
UNH leads the all-time series with UMass Lowell, 10-3-0.
The Wildcats are now 8-0-0 on the road this season, outscoring the opposition 16-3.