#11 'Cats Capture Fifth Straight Regular Season Championship with 2-0 Win Over #16 Vermont

Tuesday, October 31

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

11-1-4, 4-0-3

Vermont

11-4-2, 4-3-0

Vermont

New Hampshire

Photo by: Callie Cyr

#11 'Cats Capture Fifth Straight Regular Season Championship with 2-0 Win Over #16 Vermont

10/31/2023 9:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

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

By: UNH Wildcats

DURHAM, N.H. – Georgios Koliniatis (Athens, Greece) and Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minn.) each scored a goal as the No. 11 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated No. 16 Vermont, 2-0, on Tuesday evening at Wildcat Stadium.

With the win, the Wildcats have captured their fifth straight America East regular season championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the America East Tournament. UNH will play a home semifinal game versus the winner of the quarterfinal match between No. 4 seed Vermont and No. 5 seed NJIT on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at UNHWildcats.com/Tickets.

UNH is only the second program to win five straight America East regular season championships as Boston University won five from 1990-1994. The Wildcats have won six regular season AE titles overall as they also captured the trophy in 2009.

The Wildcats improve to 11-1-4 (4-0-3 AE), while the Catamounts fall to 11-4-2 (4-3-0 AE).

Regular season champs for the 5th straight year! 'Cats will be the No. 1 seed and host a semifinal game on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6 pm. Buy Tickets Now ➡️ https://t.co/84XLnxwnJX#NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/YmnhsTkGbt
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) November 1, 2023

Score: #11 New Hampshire 2, #16 Vermont 0 Records: UNH (11-1-4, 4-0-3 AE); UVM (11-4-2, 4-3-0 AE)  Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)  Date: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023   Attendance: 897

BOXSCORE | HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

· The 'Cats took an early lead in the eighth minute (7:11) when Koliniatis slotted the ball into the bottom right corner of the net from the top of the box. Sophomore Taig Healy (South Hampton, N.H.) had a beautiful pass that split the defense. Grad student Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy) was also credited with an assist.

GOAL!! Georgios Koliniatis scores to put the 'Cats in the lead! Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/HKWqf3chVb#NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/UC7rOR6GtY
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 31, 2023

· Goldman fired the ball into the left side of the goal after recovering a blocked shot by grad student Bilal Kamal (London, England) in the 67th minute (66:01) to extend UNH's lead to 2-0.

GOAL!! Eli Goldman gives the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the second half! Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/HKWqf3cPKJ #NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/R7gLLqFP25
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 31, 2023

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

· UNH outshot UVM, 12-9, while the Wildcats tallied seven shots on goal and the Catamounts took three.

· UNH took four corner kicks, while UVM posted three.

· Grad student Joseba Incera (Santurtzi, Spain) recorded three saves to post his fourth shutout of the season, and improve to 8-1-3, while Vermont goalkeeper Owen Jack made five saves.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: 

· The Wildcats are 6-1-2 at home this season.

· UNH is 59-3-9 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 142-27.

· The Wildcats are 9-0-3 over the last 12 games, and have won five straight

· The Wildcats are looking to win their fifth America East Tournament as they previously captured the title in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

· Goldman scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season.