#21 Wildcats Post 3-1 Win Over Princeton

Friday, September 15

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-1-1, 0-0-0

Princeton

1-2-0, 0-0-0

Princeton

New Hampshire

9/15/2023 9:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Eli Goldman scores two goals.

By: UNH Wildcats

DURHAM, N.H. - Graduate student Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minn.) scored two goals as the No. 21 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated Princeton, 3-1, on Friday night at Wildcat Stadium.

The Wildcats improve to 4-1-1, while the Tigers fall to 1-2-0.

Freshman Austin Bush (Southampton, Mass.) also added a goal for his second of the season.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, Sept. 23 for the America East season opener at Binghamton at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

Score: #21 New Hampshire 3, Princeton 1 Records: UNH (4-1-1, 0-0-0 America East); Princeton (1-2-0, 0-0-0 Ivy League) Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium) Date: Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 Attendance: 1,679
BOXSCORE | HIGHLIGHTS

HOW IT HAPPENED:

In the 22nd minute (21:17), Nico Nee took the corner kick for Princeton sending the ball to Stephen Duncan who headed it into the low center of the net giving the Tigers the 1-0 lead.
In the 59th minute and with the Wildcats still trailing 1-0, graduate student Bilal Kamal (London, England) sent a pass to sophomore Taig Healy (South Hampton, N.H.) in front of the net who then fired a shot that bounced off the left post.
The Wildcats tied the game at 1-1 in the 66th minute (65:56) when Goldman took a penalty kick sending a shot to the bottom right corner of the net to give the Wildcats their first goal of the evening.

GGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL! Eli Goldman scores from the spot to tie the game 1-1 Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/H3awAtISJh#NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/SEuqLKesOG — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 15, 2023

UNH took the lead 2-1 in the 70th minute (69:26), when graduate student Georgios Koliniatis (Athens, Greece) sent a through pass to Goldman putting him on a breakaway as he blasted a shot to the back of the net.

GGGGOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL! Beautiful through ball by Georgios Koliniatis gives Eli Goldman his second goal of the game! Wildcats lead 2-1! Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/H3awAtISJh#NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/XV7vF5IZc0 — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 15, 2023

In the 87th minute (86:05), the Wildcats made it 3-1 as graduate student Dylan Maxon (Clifton Park, N.Y.) passed the ball to Kamal who then sent a pass-through traffic to Bush who was waiting on the left side of the net and then fired a shot that landed in the bottom right corner.

GGGGOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL! Austin Bush scores in the 87th minute to make it a 3-1 game! Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/H3awAtISJh#NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/1ZO0GmSLQl — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 16, 2023

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot Princeton 14-8, while the Wildcats had six shots on goal and the Tigers posted five.
The Wildcats attempted nine corner kicks and the Tigers took three.
Graduate student Joseba Incera (Santurtzi, Spain) made four saves to record the win, while Khamari Hadaway posted three for the Tigers.