When and Where: October 23, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium )
Score: Wilmington (Del.) University 4, #6 Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 10-2-0, WU 5-7-2
Wilmington (Del.) University came into Ouellette Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and handed the sixth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team a 4-0 defeat on Senior Day.
KEY MOMENTS
- Wilmington broke through late in the 29th minute on a goal from Michiharu Takanashi.
- Takanashi found the back of the net again in the 56th minute, with Mylan Le Baut striking just 34 seconds later to extend the lead to 3-0.
- A Theo Faillon penalty kick goal in the 70th minute capped the scoring.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Senior Jürgen Huber (Schorfling, Austria) made one save in the opening half, while classmate Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) stopped five of eight shots in the second stanza.
- Wilmington 'keeper Charlie Phillips stopped all six shots he faced.
- Wilmington outshot SNHU, 24-14, including 10-6 in shots on target. It is just the second team this season to outshoot the Penmen.
- The Wildcats also held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked sixth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, sees its eight-match winning streak – the program's longest since 2018 – halted.
- Wilmington now leads the all-time series with SNHU, 4-3, and has captured three-in-a-row, including back-to-back meetings at Ouellette Stadium.
- This is the first time SNHU has been shut out since Oct. 28, 2023 in a 1-0 loss at top-ranked Franklin Pierce University. The four goals are the most the Penmen have allowed since Nov. 2, 2022 in a 7-1 defeat against top-ranked FPU. SNHU entered the matching having allowed only six goals all season.
- SNHU is 141-39-24 (.750) over its last 204 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen dip to 95-15-15 (.820) over their last 125 contests at home, including 33-8-8 (.755) at Ouellette Stadium.
- Huber, Neal, senior Joey VanBuskirk (Marlborough, Mass.), graduate student Rafa Escobedo (Santander, Spain), junior Iago Perez (A Coruña, Spain), grad student Malvin Gblah (Zwedru, Liberia), senior John McCarthy (Hampstead, N.H.), senior Shane Siegel (Bellport, N.Y.), grad student Liam Evans (Rock Hill, N.Y.), grad student Matteo Paron (Milan, Italy) and grad student Thore Ulstein (Vennesla, Norway) were all honored in a Senior Day ceremony prior to the match.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday (Oct. 26) at 1 p.m. when they play host to Bentley University at Ouellette Stadium.
