#23 Wildcats Defeat Boston University, 2-1, in Home Opener

Sunday, August 27

Durham, N.H.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Boston University

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Boston U.

New Hampshire

Taig Healy celebrates scoring his first collegiate goal with Dominik Kurija

Photo by: Stu Horne

8/27/2023 8:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Healy and Koliniatis score for the Wildcats.

By: UNH Wildcats

DURHAM, N.H. – With the game tied at 1-1, graduate student Georgios Koliniatis (Athens, Greece) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute as the No. 23 University of New Hampshire men's soccer defeated Boston University, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon in front of 3,397 fans at Wildcat Stadium. Sophomore Taig Healy (South Hampton, N.H.) and Koliniatis both scored their first goal as a Wildcat.

The Wildcats advance to 1-0-1, while the Terriers fall to 1-1-0.

UP NEXT:

UNH is back in action on Thursday, Aug. 31, when the Wildcats play at William & Mary at 1 p.m. The 'Cats then return to Durham for a match versus No. 20 Cornell on Monday, Sept. 4 at 5 p.m.

Score: #23 New Hampshire 2, Boston University 1
Records: UNH (1-0-1); BU (1-1-0)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023
Attendance: 3,397

BOXSCORE | HIGHLIGHTS

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Healy scored his first collegiate goal when he received a long pass from sophomore Isaac Heffess (Brookline, Mass.), dodged a defender, and headed straight to goal as he blasted a shot to the lower right corner of the net giving UNH a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute (34:46).

Taig Healy scores his first collegiate goal to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead!

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Quinn Matulis scored on a free kick for BU in the 68th minute (67:21) to tie the game at 1-1.
The Wildcats almost took the lead in the 69th minute when a header by Heffess off a corner kick by grad student Bilal Kamal (London, England) bounced off the post.
Koliniatis scored his first Wildcat goal when he sent a header to the right corner of the net from a cross by graduate student Liam Bennett (Concord, N.H.) in the 75th minute (74:15).

Georgios Koliniatis scores his first Wildcat goal assisted by Liam Bennett giving UNH a 2-1 lead!

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot BU 18-9, while the Wildcats had eight shots on goal and the Terriers posted three.
The Wildcats attempted six corner kicks and the Terriers took three.
Graduate student Joseba Incera (Santurtzi, Spain) made two saves to record the win in his UNH debut, while William Clavier posted six saves for the Terriers.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Healy scored his first collegiate goal
Koliniatis scored his first goal as a Wildcat
UNH is 54-3-7 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 131-23.
UNH is 34-4-5 over the last 43 regular season games outscoring the opposition 88-24 during this stretch.

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