#9 Wildcats Start Season 6-0-0 with 2-1 Win at Marist

Tuesday, September 14

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-0-0, 0-0-0

Marist

3-3-0, 0-0-0

New Hampshire

Marist

Jassem Koleilat earned his sixth win of the season (Photo by Kira Crutcher/Marist Athletics)

Photo by: Kira Crutcher/Marist Athletics

9/14/2021 10:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

O’Driscoll scores game winner.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Junior Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) broke a 1-1 tie in the 62nd minute when he scored the game winner on a penalty kick as the undefeated and No. 9 nationally-ranked University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated Marist, 2-1, at Tenney Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The Wildcats improve to 6-0-0 on the season as they are one of just eight teams around the nation with a perfect 1.000 winning percentage, while the Red Foxes fall to 3-3-0.

UNH has outscored its opponents this season by a 9-2 margin.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Sept. 18 when they open America East play when they take on UAlbany at Wildcat Stadium at 7 p.m. on AmericaEast.TV.

Score: #9 New Hampshire 2, Marist 1
Records: UNH (6-0-0), Marist (3-3-0)
Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Attendance: 565

BOXSCORE | WATCH UNH GOAL #1 | WATCH UNH GOAL #2
PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Red Foxes took an early 1-0 lead in the sixth minute (5:57) when Stefan Copetti sent a through pass to Richard Morel as he found the back of the net from eight yards out past a charging junior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).
The Wildcats tied the game at 1-1 in the 22nd minute (21:04) when a free kick by graduate student Sam Henneberg (Charlotte, N.C.) found Showunmi who one-timed the ball to the bottom left corner of the net from five yards out.
In the 62nd minute, after the Red Foxes were called for a foul in the box, O'Driscoll sent the penalty kick to the bottom left side of the goal for the game winner.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot Marist, 16-5, while the Wildcats took eight shots on goal and the Red Foxes posted two on net.
The Wildcats attempted nine corner kicks, while the Red Foxes took four.
Koleilat made one save to move to 6-0-0 on the season, while Ilin recorded six saves for the Red Foxes.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Showunmi leads the team with three goals and six points.
O'Driscoll has two goals this season. Both of his goals are game winners.
UNH is 3-2-1 all-time versus Marist.
The Wildcats are 4-0-0 on the road this season outscoring the opposition, 6-1.
UNH is now 29-5-7 (.793) versus non-conference competition over the last five seasons.
The Wildcats are 12-0-2 over the last 14 regular season games. UNH's last regular season loss was a 1-0 defeat to UAlbany on Nov. 1, 2019.