Wildcats Tally 4-1 Win at Harvard

Tuesday, September 27

Cambridge, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-3-0, 1-0-0

Harvard

4-3-1, 0-0-0

New Hampshire

Harvard

The Wildcats have won three straight games.

Photo by: Gil Talbot

9/27/2022 10:10:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Eli Goldman scores two goals for UNH.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior forward Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minn.) scored two goals as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated Harvard, 4-1, on Tuesday night at Jordan Field.

The Wildcats have won three straight games and improve to 5-3-0 overall, while the Crimson fall to 4-3-1.

Senior midfielder Bilal Kamal (London, England) and junior midfielder Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy) each scored a goal for the Wildcats.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Oct. 1, when they take on America East opponent UMBC at 6 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium on ESPN+. At the game the Wildcats will be spreading awareness of Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Score: New Hampshire 4, Harvard 1
Records: UNH (5-3-0); Harvard (4-3-1)
Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Jordan Field)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 246

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute (5:38) when graduate student midfielder Chris Pinkham (Concord, N.H.) launched a long throw-in that ricocheted off Harvard goalkeeper Oskar Nilsson to Goldman, who then sent the ball to the upper right corner of the net for his second goal of the season.

What a throw in by Chris Pinkham and an awesome shot by Eli Goldman! The goal is his second of the season. Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/ny1M0UEvNk#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/xOwndHTECj — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 27, 2022

Kamal increased the lead to 2-0 in the 15th minute (14:12) when he blasted a shot to the lower right side of the net from 10 yards out for his third goal of the year. Graduate student back Jonny Wolf (Hopkinton, N.H.) posted an assist on his throw-in.

Watch Bilal Kamal's third goal of the season! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/ny1M0UEvNk#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/LpIXfDy3dl — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 27, 2022

After Alessandro Arlotti made it a 2-1 game in the 29th minute (28:58), the Wildcats responded when senior midfielder Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) sent a long pass to Bright at the right side who headed the ball to the left corner of the goal for his first score of the season in the 43rd minute (42:22).

SPECTACULAR! What a pass by Rory O'Driscoll and an amazing header by Yannick Bright! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/ny1M0UEvNk#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/D4YFhTlrFL — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 28, 2022

Goldman posted the last goal of the contest and his third of the season in the 57th minute (56:50) when he knocked in a loose ball from right in front of the goal for the 4-1 final score. Wolf secured his second assist of the game on the goal.

Eli Goldman has scored three goals over the last two games! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/ny1M0UF3CS#PieceOfThePuzzle pic.twitter.com/NGOlL3Cwly — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 28, 2022

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot Harvard, 21-8, while the Wildcats took 10 shots on goal and the Crimson took four.
Senior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) recorded two saves to earn the win, while junior Clay Courtmanche (West Hartford, Conn.) made one save for the Wildcats. Nilsson posted six saves for Harvard.
The Wildcats had eight corner kicks, while the Crimson had one.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

The Wildcats have outscored their opposition 14-6 this season.
Goldman has scored three goals over the last two games.
The goal by Bright was his first of the season and the second of his career.
Kamal now has four career game-winning goals with one in each season.
UNH is 6-7-1 all-time versus Harvard.
The Wildcats are 36-9-8 versus non-conference competition over the last six seasons.

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