#22 Wildcats Capture Fourth America East Championship with 2-0 win over UAlbany

Sunday, November 13

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-4-0, 6-1-0

UAlbany

6-8-6, 3-1-3

UAlbany

New Hampshire

The Wildcats won their fourth America East Championship today.

Photo by: Will Fudge

#22 Wildcats Capture Fourth America East Championship with 2-0 win over UAlbany

11/13/2022 6:20:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

UNH earns sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior forward Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minn.) and graduate student Tola Showunmi (Enfield, England) each scored a goal as the No. 22 nationally ranked and No. 1 seed University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated No. 3 seed UAlbany, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Wildcat Stadium in the championship game of the America East Tournament.

With this win, UNH earns its fourth America East Championship and sixth consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats also won the title in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The Wildcats improve to 14-4-0, while the Great Danes finish with a record of 6-8-6.

Senior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player for recording two shutouts for UNH in America East Tournament play. Koleilat, graduate student Johann von Knebel (Hamburg, Germany), graduate student Jamie Davis (Cheshire, England) and Goldman were named to the All-Championship Team.

UP NEXT:

The NCAA Selection Show is Monday, Nov. 14 at 1:00 p.m. on NCAA.com. The 2022 championship field will consist of 48 teams and will take place from Nov. 17-Dec. 12. The College Cup, consisting of the national semifinals and finals will be held in Cary, North Carolina.

Score: #1 seed New Hampshire 2, #3 seed UAlbany 0
Records: UNH (14-4-0); UAlbany (6-8-6)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022
Time: 2 p.m.
Attendance: 1,440

BOXSCORE | PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took the lead in the 19th minute (18:30) when Goldman found the back of the net off a rebound from a shot taken by Davis.

Eli Goldman scores for the Wildcats! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/WGNyaVEeEQ#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/e92z1LoMRx — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 13, 2022

UNH struck again in the 21st minute (20:38), as senior midfielder Bilal Kamal (London, England) took a shot that was blocked by a UAlbany defender as the ball then bounced to Showunmi who blasted it to the back of net.

Tola Showunmi scores a second goal for UNH! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/WGNyaVEeEQ#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/v0WBQj6WZZ — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 13, 2022

Koleilat made an outstanding save in the 74th minute to secure the shutout and the 2-0 win.

Amazing save by Jassem Koleilat to keep the Wildcats in the lead 2-0! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/WGNyaVEeEQ#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/jMFibP0EK7 — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 13, 2022

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Wildcats outshot the Great Danes, 17-7, while UNH took nine shots on goal and UAlbany took two.
Koleilat made two saves to earn the win, while Shafique Wilson of UAlbany had seven saves.
The Wildcats took six corner kicks and the Great Danes has three.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

The Wildcats have outscored their opposition 34-9 this season.
UNH is 52-3-7 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 127-21.
UNH is 9-1-0 in its last 10 America East Tournament games, outscoring the opposition 24-1.
The Wildcats have a 15-14-6 all-time record in the America East Tournament.
UNH is now 4-1-0 in America East championship games at Wildcat Stadium.
This will be the Wildcats' seventh NCAA Tournament appearance, having earned an automatic bid in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and at large bids to the 1994, 2017 and 2021 tournaments.
Goldman leads the team with eight goals.
Koleilat now has 11 shutouts this season and 19 for his career.
Head coach Marc Hubbard now has a 100-29-16 record in eight seasons at UNH.

Your Wildcats are the 2022 @AmericaEast CHAMPIONS and have earned an automatic bid to the @NCAASoccer Tournament! UNH defeated UAlbany, 2-0, to capture its 4th title in program history!#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/t6LK6i9vsO — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 13, 2022

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