Wildcats Defeat Florida International, 3-0

Saturday, September 10

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-2-0, 0-0-0

Florida International

3-2-0, 0-0-0

FIU

New Hampshire

The Wildcats are now 45-3-7 all-time at Wildcat Stadium (Photo by Will Fudge)

9/10/2022 9:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Three different Wildcats score.

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior back Moise Bombito (Montreal, Quebec), senior midfielder Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) and graduate student forward Paul Mayer (Strasbourg, France) all scored for the Wildcats as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated Florida International, 3-0, on Saturday evening at Wildcat Stadium.

The Wildcats' record improves to 2-2-0 overall, while the Panthers fall to 3-2-0 overall.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. when they play at Providence at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on FloFC.

Score: New Hampshire 3, Florida International 0
Records: UNH (2-2-0); FIU (3-2-0)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Attendance: 1,823

BOXSCORE | PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In the last minute of the first half (44:21), the Wildcats took the lead (1-0) when graduate student back Chris Pinkham (Concord, N.H.) launched a throw-in to Bombito who headed the ball from six yards out into the bottom right corner of the net.
The Wildcats outshot the Panthers 6-1 during the first half.
In the 73rd minute (72:45) O'Driscoll increased the Wildcats' lead (2-0) with a penalty shot in the lower left corner of the net.
Mayer scored the final goal of the game in the 86th minute (85:16) with a header in the bottom left corner assisted by graduate student forward Johann von Knebel (Hamburg, Germany) and O'Driscoll.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot FIU, 13-6, while the Wildcats took seven shots on goal and the Panthers took two.
Koleilat recorded two saves, while Kevin Harr posted four saves for the Panthers.
The Wildcats had four corner kicks, while the Panthers had three.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

UNH is now 45-3-7 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 113-20.
The Wildcats are 34-8-8 versus non-conference competition over the last six seasons.
Bombito's goal was the first of his Wildcat career in his debut game.
O'Driscoll recorded his 15th goal of his career and second of the season.
Mayer's goal was his first of the season and 12th of his Wildcat career.

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