#24 Wildcats Shut Out Harvard, 1-0

Tuesday, September 26

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

5-1-2, 0-0-1

Harvard

1-3-4, 0-0-1

Harvard

New Hampshire

Joseba Incera posted his second straight shutout

Photo by: Kaylin Moriarty

9/26/2023 8:51:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Eli Goldman scores game winner and Joseba Incera goes back-to-back games with shutouts.

By: UNH Wildcats

DURHAM, N.H. – Graduate student Joseba Incera (Santurtzi, Spain) recorded his second shutout in a row, while graduate student forward Eli Goldman (Minneapolis, Minn.) netted the match's only goal of the night as the No. 24 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated Harvard, 1-0, on Tuesday night at Wildcat Stadium.

With the win, the Wildcats improve to 5-1-2, while the Crimson fall to 1-3-4.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to America East action on Friday, Sept. 29 versus UAlbany at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ from Wildcat Stadium.

Score: #24 New Hampshire 1, Harvard 0 Records: UNH (5-1-2, 0-0-1 America East); Harvard (1-3-4, 0-0-1 Ivy League) Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium) Date: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 Attendance: 615

BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Incera was forced to make an impressive jumping save in the fourth minute to keep the game scoreless.
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead when graduate student midfielder Atila Ashrafi (Cologne, Germany) took a shot that deflected off of the post towards Goldman who then netted an acrobatic goal in the ninth minute (8:35).

Eli Goldman with the first goal of the game! Match Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/EEwMJ0GO66 #NewEraSharedPurpose pic.twitter.com/dHHZF3y0lJ — UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) September 26, 2023

In the 51st minute, Incera made another leaping save to maintain the Wildcats 1-0 lead.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot Harvard 19-5, while the Wildcats had eight shots on goal and the Crimson posted three.
The Wildcats attempted five corner kicks and the Crimson took seven.
Incera made three saves to record the win, while Lucian Wood posted six saves for the Crimson.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: