Hat Trick by Goncalves Leads Wildcats to 5-1 Win at UAlbany

Saturday, October 26

Albany, N.Y.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-3-5, 3-1-1

UAlbany

4-11-1, 1-4-0

New Hampshire

UAlbany

Matthew Goncalves scored three goals.

10/27/2024 1:40:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

UNH wins third straight

ALBANY, N.Y. – Graduate student Matthew Goncalves (Everett, Mass.) scored three goals as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated UAlbany, 5-1, on Saturday evening at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in America East action.

The Wildcats have won three straight and improve to 6-3-5 (3-1-1 AE), while the Great Danes fall to 4-11-1 (1-4-0 AE). UNH is tied with Vermont for first place in the America East standings with 10 points.

Senior forward Ibrahim Conde (Montreal, Quebec) and senior Luke Fagerson (Medway, Mass.) each posted a goal. Senior goalkeeper Erik Lauta (Aptos, Calif.) made one save in the win.

UP NEXT:

· The 'Cats return to action on Friday, Nov. 1 at America East opponent NJIT at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The next home game is versus UMass Lowell in the regular season finale on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

Score: New Hampshire 5, UAlbany 1

Records: UNH (6-3-5, 3-1-1 AE); UAlbany (4-11-1, 1-4-0 AE)

Location: Albany, N.Y. (Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium)

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Attendance: 613

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

· After UAlbany took an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Zach Lind in the fifth minute (4:18), UNH tied the game in the 26th minute (25:08) when Conde scored on a penalty kick.

· Goncalves would then record a hat trick in just 12:24. His first goal was on a breakaway in the 51st minute (50:24) with assists by sophomore Austin Bush (Southampton, Mass.) and freshman Max Voigt (Oberkotzau, Germany).

Matthew Goncalves gives the Wildcats a 2-1 lead!#LookBackMoveForward pic.twitter.com/STSdpnqUxf
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 27, 2024

· Then in the 61st minute (60:54), Goncalves made the score 3-1 when he blasted a shot from 18 yards out to the lower side of the goal off a pass by Bush.

Matthew Goncalves scores his second goal of the night! #LookBackMoveForward pic.twitter.com/Ne5iwAQgZU
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 27, 2024

· Goncalves recorded the hat trick in the 63rd minute (62:48) when he headed the ball to the right corner of the goal off a pass by freshman Arian Recinos (Stamford, Conn.).

HAT TRICK for Matthew Goncalves! #LookBackMoveForward pic.twitter.com/HIIfvZi4Qj
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 27, 2024

· The 'Cats scored the last goal of the game in the 79th minute (78:31) when a shot by graduate student Dylan Maxon (Clifton Park, N.Y.) was deflected by a defender to Fagerson who sent a one-timer to the back of the net for the 5-1 final score.

Congrats to Luke Fagerson for scoring his first collegiate goal!#LookBackMoveForward pic.twitter.com/7xUvWzpqkE
— UNH Men's Soccer (@UNHMSoccer) October 27, 2024

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

· UNH outshot UAlbany, 13-9, while the Wildcats took six shots on goal and the Great Danes had two.

· UNH had eight corner kicks and UAlbany took two.

· Lauta made one save to improve to 6-3-5 on the year, while Kodai Tsuzuki posted one save for the Great Danes.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

· UNH leads the all-time series versus UAlbany, 11-10-4.

· Goncalves leads the team with eight goals and 18 points.

· The goal by Fagerson was the first of his collegiate career.

· The assists by Voigt and Recinos were the first points of their collegiate careers.

· The last time the Wildcats scored five goals was a 5-0 win at UMass Lowell on Oct. 26 making it the second straight year UNH has netted five goals on Oct. 26.

· The individual school record for goals for a game is five set by Adam Purcell in 1999 and Glenn Aborn in 1965.

· The team record for goals is six set four times.