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University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
Vermont
Men’s Soccer Ties Vermont, 1-1, in America East Opener
9/28/2024 3:47:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Matthew Goncalves ties the game late in the second half.
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Graduate student forward Matthew Goncalves (Everett, Mass.) tied the contest late in the second half for the Wildcats as the University of New Hampshire men's soccer team tied Vermont, 1-1, on Saturday afternoon at Virtue Field in the America East season opener for both teams.
The Wildcats are now 2-2-3 (0-0-1 AE), while the Catamounts are 4-1-3 (0-0-1 AE).
UP NEXT:
· The 'Cats return to Wildcat Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 1 against Northeastern at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ for a Breast Cancer Awareness Game and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be holding its annual Spread Respect event.
Score: New Hampshire 1, Vermont 1
Records: UNH (2-2-3, 0-0-1 AE); UVM (4-1-3, 0-0-1 AE)
Location: Burlington, Vt. (Virtue Field)
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Attendance: 1,989
BOXSCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
· The first half went scoreless as the Catamounts outshot the Wildcats, 7-5, but UNH had the edge in shots goal, 3-2.
· UVM took a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute (52:25) when Andrew Millar fired a one-timer to the lower right side of the goal from six yards out.
· The Wildcats almost tied the contest in the 63rd minute when a shot by Goncalves ricocheted off the top post and the follow up by sophomore forward Austin Bush (Southampton, Mass.) just went over the net.
· Then in the 77th minute, Goncalves sent a shot from 20 yards out to the lower right side of the goal, but it was saved by Lou Liedtka to keep the Catamounts up 1-0.
· The equalizer was scored in the 84th minute (83:16) when senior forward Michael Tsicoulias (Newton, Mass.) had his free kick deflected off the wall right to Goncalves who sent it to the back of the net for the 1-1 final score. Matthew Goncalves ties the game late in the second half!
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
· UNH outshot UVM, 18-8, including by a 13-1 margin in the second half, while the Wildcats took nine shots on goal and the Catamounts had three.
· UVM attempted six corner kicks and UNH took three.
· Senior goalkeeper Erik Lauta (Aptos, Calif.) made two saves for UNH, while Liedtka posted eight saves for the Catamounts.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
· Goncalves netted his third goal of the season which is tied for first on the team.
· The Wildcats are 6-1-6 in their last 13 road games.
· UNH is 11-2-6 in its last 19 regular season games.
· The series between UNH and UVM is tied 2-2-2 over the last six games.
