DURHAM, N.H. – Graduate student Paul Mayer (Strasbourg, France) scored two goals as the No. 14 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team posted a 4-0 victory against previously undefeated Hartford on Friday afternoon at Wildcat Stadium in America East action. Mayer netted his second game-winning goal of the season in the 35th minute and scored his second goal of the game in the 87th minute.
Sophomore Bilal Kamal (London, England) scored his second goal of the year and senior Linus Fallberg (Jonkoping, Sweden) tallied his first of the season to secure the win against Hartford. Redshirt freshman Liam Bennett (Meredith, N.H.), freshmanDrew Blackwell (Wilmington, Del.) and freshmanAdi Hicks (Derry, N.H.) all had an assist for their first collegiate points.
The Wildcats improve to 4-0-1 (3-0-1 AE), while the Hawks fall to 2-1-0 (2-1-0 AE).
The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, April 2 when they take on UMass Lowell at Wildcat Stadium. The game will be broadcast on AmericaEast.TV.
Score: New Hampshire 4, Hartford 0 Records: UNH (4-0-1, 3-0-1 AE), Hartford (2-1-0, 2-1-0 AE) Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium) Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 Attendance: 115 (A limited number of student tickets were made available for today's game.)
BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY The Wildcats are now 31-1-5 all-time at Wildcat Stadium (Photo by China Wong) HOW IT HAPPENED: Paul Mayer leads the team with four goals this season (Photo by China Wong)
The Wildcats took their first shot on goal in the 19th minute when junior Chris Pinkham (Concord, N.H.) fired a shot from the far-left side of the field towards the bottom left of the goal but it was saved by Rotem Fadida.
UNH scored its first goal to take the lead in the 35th minute (34:49) on a penalty kick to the bottom right corner of the goal by Mayer. Kamal was fouled in the box allowing for Mayer to take the penalty shot.
Just over six minutes later in the 41st minute Kamal found the top right corner of the net, extending UNH's lead over Hartford 2-0. The goal was assisted by Fallberg.
The Wildcats celebrate Bilal Kamal's second goal of the season (Photo by China Wong)
Graduate student Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) made his first save after a shot was taken by Hartford's Jordan Koduah in the 44th minute of the game.
The Wildcats posted three shots on goal by the end of the first half, while the Hawks had one.
In the 56th minute (57:05), Fallberg rocketed a shot to the top left corner and netted a goal from 30 yards out after a quick pass from Bennett to increase UNH's lead to 3-0.
The 'Cats were not done yet as Mayer netted another goal after his shot was deflected by Fadida with just under four minutes left in the game. Mayer's goal was assisted by Blackwell, and Hicks, making the final score 4-0.
Linus Fallberg scored his ninth goal of his career today (Photo by China Wong) INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Alejandro Robles posted his second shutout of the season and the 10th of his UNH career
New Hampshire outshot Hartford, 19-7, while the 'Cats posted eight shots on goal and the Hawks took two.
The 'Cats took seven corner kicks, while the Hawks took one.
Robles saved two shots for the 'Cats, while Fadida had four.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
The Wildcats have outscored their opposition by a 12-4 margin this season.
UNH is now 31-1-5 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition by a 70-13 advantage. The Wildcats are 2-0-1 at home this season with eight goals, while they have only allowed two.
Mayer netted his second game winner of this season and leads the Wildcats with four goals.
Kamal scored his second goal of the season, netting his fifth career goal as a Wildcat.
Robles has two shutouts this season and 10 for his career.
Fallberg scored his first goal of the season, his ninth at UNH, and Bennett posted his first collegiate point with his assist to Fallberg.
Blackwell and Hicks also posted their first collegiate points with their assists on Mayer's second goal.
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