Showunmi scores game-winner and Koleilat posts shutout.
DURHAM, N.H. – Senior forward Tola Showunmi (Enfield, England) scored his second straight game winner and junior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) recorded the shutout as the No. 20 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team topped Colgate, 1-0, on Sunday evening in front of a crowd of 3,317, which set a Wildcat Stadium attendance record for a UNH men's soccer game.
The Wildcats improve to 2-0-0, while Colgate falls to 0-2-0. UP NEXT:
UNH will return to action to take on Providence (2-0-0) on Friday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Tola Showunmi scoring tonight's game winner (Photo by China Wong)
In the 11th minute (10:54), Shuwunmi tipped in his second goal of the season off a pass from graduate student Sam Henneberg (Charlotte, N.C.) to give the Wildcats an early 1-0 lead.
The Wildcats had two shots on goal in the first half as the UNH defense prevented Colgate from taking a shot.
Koleilat made his first save as a Wildcat in the 52nd minute of the game as he ran out of the box and prevented an attempt by Edward Bass from getting past him.
With two minutes remaining in the game, Koleilat made a clutch save on a shot by Ryan Krueger that was going to the top left corner of the net to preserve the 1-0 lead, capturing his second shutout as a Wildcat.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Tola Showunmi has scored both game-winning goals for the Wildcats this season (Photo by China Wong)
New Hampshire outshot Colgate, 12-2, while the 'Cats posted six shots on goal and the Raiders took two.
The 'Cats attempted seven corner kicks, while the Raiders took one.
Koleilat saved two shots for the 'Cats, while Nick Gerlach posted five for the Raiders.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: The Wildcats are 35-1-5 all-time at Wildcat Stadium (Photo by China Wong)
UNH is now 35-1-5 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition by a 79-14 advantage.
UNH is 7-0-0 all-time in-home openers under head coach Marc Hubbard.
The Wildcats are 8-2-2 all-time versus the Raiders.
Koleilat is 2-0-0 in his first two starts of his UNH career with two shutouts.
Showunmi has scored both game-winning goals for the Wildcats this season.
This evening's game was the highest attendance in Wildcat Stadium history for a UNH men's soccer game at 3,317. The previous record was 3,272 when the 'Cats took on UMBC on Sept. 22, 2018.
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