Wildcats Earn Top Seed in AE Tourney with 4-0 Win Versus UMass Lowell

Tuesday, November 5

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

7-3-6, 4-1-2

UMass Lowell

6-5-5, 1-4-2

Team	1	2	Final F
UMass Lowell	0	0	0
New Hampshire	2	2	4

The 'Cats have won a conference-record sixth straight regular season title

Photo by: Makena Lee

11/5/2024 10:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

UNH wins conference-record sixth straight regular season title

DURHAM, N.H. – Graduate student Matthew Goncalves (Everett, Mass.) scored two goals, while senior Ibrahim Conde (Montreal, Quebec) posted one goal and two assists as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated UMass Lowell, 4-0, on Tuesday evening at Wildcat Stadium in the regular season finale.

With tonight's results, the Wildcats earn a share of the regular season championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the America East Tournament. UNH will play a home semifinal game on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. versus the winner of the first round contest between No. 4 seed Bryant and No. 5 seed NJIT.

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This is the sixth straight season that the Wildcats have earned at least a share of the regular season championship. This is the first time in conference history that a team has won sixth straight. The Wildcats have won seven regular season AE titles overall as they also captured the trophy in 2009.

The Wildcats are now 7-3-6 (4-1-2 AE), while the River Hawks conclude their season at 6-5-5 (1-4-2 AE).

Score: New Hampshire 4, UMass Lowell 0
Records: UNH (7-3-6, 4-1-2 AE); UML (6-5-5, 1-4-2 AE)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Wildcat Stadium)
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Attendance: 453

BOXSCORE

How It Happened

Just 39 seconds after the start of the match, Goncalves scored on the first shot of the game on a one-timer off a pass from sophomore Austin Bush (Southampton, Mass.). Conde also recorded an assist on the goal.

LESS THAN ONE MINUTE IN! Matthew Goncalves gets his 9th of the season!

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Senior Erik Lauta (Aptos, Calif.) then made the first save of the game on a shot from Kotaro Natsume.
In the 31st minute (30:22), Bush scored his first of the season on a one-timer from 10 yards out to the lower right side of the net, making the score 2-0 off a pass from graduate student Dylan Maxon (Clifton Park, N.Y.). Conde also tallied an assist.

Austin Bush nets his first of the season! UNH leads 2-0!

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In the 53rd minute (52:57), Goncalves found the back of the net for the second time to increase the advantage to 3-0. Junior Terry Makedika (Paris, France) set the goal up.

Matthew Goncalves with his second goal of the game!

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UNH concluded the scoring in the 67th minute (66:56) when Conde scored on a penalty kick for the 4-0 final.

Ibrahim Conde scores off a Penalty Kick! UNH up 4-0!

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Inside The Numbers

UNH outshot the River Hawks 13-4, while the 'Cats took six shots on goal and the River Hawks had two.
UNH had three corner kicks and the River Hawks took five.
Lauta made two saves for the 'Cats, while JR Gawel also posted two for the River Hawks.

Beyond The Boxscore

The Wildcats are 65-7-10 all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 158-36.
UNH leads the all-time series versus UMass Lowell, 13-3-0.
Goncalves now has 10 goals this season which ties him for ninth all-time in program history for a season.
The Wildcats are looking to win their fifth America East Tournament as they previously captured the title in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.