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UNH will play Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
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UNH Earns NCAA First-Round Bye; Wildcats to Play Kentucky in Second Round
4/19/2021 1:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Wildcats are making their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth overall.
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer team (8-0-1, 5-0-1 America East) has earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament and will take on Kentucky (11-4-2, 3-3-1 Conference USA) on Sunday, May 2 in the second round at noon at Bryan Park Soccer Complex in Greensboro, N.C. The winner will play either No. 5 seed Wake Forest (11-2-2, 3-0-2 ACC) or Sun Belt champions Coastal Carolina (9-4-2, 5-1-0 Sun Belt) in the third round on Thursday, May 6. This will be UNH's third trip to the second round in program history.
The 36-team field is made up of champions from 22 conferences, who qualified automatically, in addition to 14 teams that were selected at-large. The top eight teams were all seeded for this year's tournament that is taking place in Cary, North Carolina, and the surrounding area.
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The Wildcats earned an automatic bid by winning their third straight America East Tournament championship with a 2-0 victory versus Vermont at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, April 17. The Wildcats are now the third America East team to ever win three consecutive championships. RECAP | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
This is UNH's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth straight as the Wildcats earned at-large bids to the 1994 and 2017 tournaments, and automatic bids this year and in 2018 and 2019. UNH is 2-4-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament making it to the Round of 16 in 2017.
VIDEO: WILDCATS TO TAKE ON KENTUCKY IN NCAA SECOND ROUND
Kentucky will be making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
UNH went 8-0-1 (.944) overall this season which is the top winning percentage in the nation and is the program's best winning percentage in school history. The Wildcats went 5-0-1 in America East earning the regular season championship for the second straight season and their third regular season championship in program history.
UNH has outscored the opposition 22-6 with four shutouts. UNH is ranked sixth in the nation with 2.44 goals per game. UNH is also ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game (2.89) and points per game (7.78).
UNH went undefeated at Wildcat Stadium this season with a record of 5-0-1, improving their all-time record to 34-1-5. UNH has outscored its opponents 78-14 over the 40 games played at the stadium.
The 36-team field is made up of champions from 22 conferences, who qualified automatically, in addition to 14 teams that were selected at-large. The top eight teams were all seeded for this year's tournament that is taking place in Cary, North Carolina, and the surrounding area.
VIEW BRACKET
The Wildcats earned an automatic bid by winning their third straight America East Tournament championship with a 2-0 victory versus Vermont at Wildcat Stadium on Saturday, April 17. The Wildcats are now the third America East team to ever win three consecutive championships. RECAP | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
This is UNH's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth straight as the Wildcats earned at-large bids to the 1994 and 2017 tournaments, and automatic bids this year and in 2018 and 2019. UNH is 2-4-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament making it to the Round of 16 in 2017.
VIDEO: WILDCATS TO TAKE ON KENTUCKY IN NCAA SECOND ROUND
Kentucky will be making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
UNH went 8-0-1 (.944) overall this season which is the top winning percentage in the nation and is the program's best winning percentage in school history. The Wildcats went 5-0-1 in America East earning the regular season championship for the second straight season and their third regular season championship in program history.
UNH has outscored the opposition 22-6 with four shutouts. UNH is ranked sixth in the nation with 2.44 goals per game. UNH is also ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game (2.89) and points per game (7.78).
UNH went undefeated at Wildcat Stadium this season with a record of 5-0-1, improving their all-time record to 34-1-5. UNH has outscored its opponents 78-14 over the 40 games played at the stadium.
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