University of New Hampshire Athletics

8/22/2024 6:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer
UNH takes on #12 Western Michigan in home opener on Aug. 25
BOSTON – The No. 9 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team tied Boston University, 0-0, on Thursday afternoon at Nickerson Field in the season opener.
Both teams start the season 0-0-1.
UP NEXT:
· UNH returns to action for the home opener versus No. 12 Western Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.
Score: #9 New Hampshire 0, Boston University 0
Records: UNH (0-0-1); BU (0-0-1)
Location: Boston (Nickerson Field)
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
HOW IT HAPPENED:
· The first half went scoreless as the Wildcats outshot the Terriers, 4-0.
· The Wildcats took the first shot on goal in the 54th minute of the game when graduate student Jiwoo Lee (Seoul, Korea) sent a header to the net from 15 yards out, but Andrew Wike made the save.
· In the 68th minute, senior Erik Lauta (Aptos, Calif.) saved a shot by Diego Rived from 25 yards out.
· Junior Michael Tsicoulias (Newton, Mass.) blasted a free kick from 20 yards out in the 86th minute, but Wike made a diving save to keep the game scoreless for the 0-0 tie.
· UNH outshot BU, 10-1, while the Wildcats had five shots on goal and the Terriers posted one.
· The Wildcats attempted all nine corner kicks of the game.
· Lauta made one save for UNH, while Wike posted five saves for the Terriers.






.png&type=webp)







.png&width=84&height=84&quality=100&type=webp)









