#20 UNH Captures Fourth Straight AE Regular Season Championship with 3-0 Win over UML

Tuesday, November 1

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

12-4-0, 6-1-0

UMass Lowell

2-9-5, 0-4-3

UMass Lowell

New Hampshire

The Wildcats have won their fourth straight AE Regular Season Championship

Photo by: China Wong

#20 UNH Captures Fourth Straight AE Regular Season Championship with 3-0 Win over UML

11/1/2022 9:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

The Wildcats will be the No. 1 seed in the AE Tournament.

DURHAM, N.H. – Three different Wildcats scored a goal as the No. 20 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated UMass Lowell, 3-0, on Tuesday evening at Wildcat Stadium in the regular season finale.

The Wildcats improve to 12-4-0 (6-1-0 AE), while the River Hawks conclude the season 2-9-5 (0-4-3 AE).

With tonight's results, the Wildcats have won their fourth straight America East Regular Season Championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the AE Tournament. The Wildcats placed first in the final standings with 18 points, while Vermont, which tied UAlbany 0-0 tonight, was second with 16 points. UNH is only the second program to win at least four straight America East regular season championships as Boston University won five from 1990-1994. The Wildcats have won five regular season AE titles overall as they also captured the trophy in 2009.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will play a home America East semifinal game on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. versus the winner of No. 4 seed UMBC and No. 5 seed Binghamton. Go to UNHWildcats.com/Tickets or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000.

Score: #20 New Hampshire 3, UMass Lowell 0
Records: UNH (12-4-0, 6-1-0 AE); UML (2-9-5, 0-4-3 AE)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
Time: 6 p.m.
Attendance: 994

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute (20:19) when graduate student midfielder Tola Showunmi (Enfield, England) scored on a penalty kick after UMass Lowell midfielder Guillermo Frances Poquet was called for a handball off of a shot by graduate student midfielder Johann von Knebel (Hamburg, Germany). Showunmi scored finding the top middle of the net.

GOALLLL!!! Tola Showunmi boots a PK to the back of the net to put the 'Cats in the lead 1-0 in the 21st minute! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/rCXqIJjCGe#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/BPJ0SrNKB0 — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 1, 2022

Senior goaltender Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) made a diving save in the 42nd minute (41:51) after River Hawk Oscar Perez took a free kick.

What a crucial diving stop by Jassem Koleilat with just a few minutes remaining in the first half!! 'Cats are still up 1-0. Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/rCXqIJjCGe#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/j7HIjKwvun — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 1, 2022

UNH extended its lead when junior forward Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minnesota) scored in the 77th minute (76:31) netting the ball in the bottom left corner. Graduate student forward Paul Mayer (Strasbourg, France) posted the assist when he passed the ball left to Goldman.

UNH GOALLLL!!! Eli Goldman with his team leading sixth goal to extend the 'Cats lead 2-0 in the 77th minute! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/rCXqIJjCGe#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/D9dkuX5lv5 — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 1, 2022

Senior midfielder Bilal Kamal (London, England) scored late in the second half in the 89th minute (88:40) to make it a 3-0 game. Kamal shot the ball high right for the last goal of the game.

Bilal Kamal tops it off for UNH and stuns the goalie with the third goal of the game! In the 88th minute, the 'Cats lead 3-0! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/rCXqIJjCGe#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/cKvFl8PF5i — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 2, 2022

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Wildcats outshot the River Hawks, 15-7, while UNH took seven shots on goal and UML had four.
Koleilat recorded four saves, while Jacob Heihsel of UMass Lowell had four as well.
The Wildcats took nine corner kicks, while the River Hawks had six.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: