No. 23 Men’s Soccer Rolls Past UMass, 4-1

Tuesday, September 6

Amherst, Mass.

4:00 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-0-0

University of Massachusetts

0-3-1

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Photo by: Elise Austin-Washburn

9/6/2016 7:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Four Different Wildcats Scored in the Match

AMHERST, Mass. – Four different Wildcats scored as the 23^rd-ranked University of New Hampshire men's soccer team defeated the University of Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon, 4-1. The game took place on the campus of the Minutemen. UNH is still undefeated at 4-0-0 on the year.

UNH (4-0-0) Team Stats
27 shots
10 shots on goal
9 corner kicks

Massachusetts (0-3-1) Team Stats
8 shots
3 shots on goal
3 corner kicks

Top UNH Performers
Jack Dickson (Bournemouth, England): 1 goal (47:45)
Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.): 1 goal (60:34 - third in last three games)
Alex Valencia (Tracey, Calif.): 1 goal (63:20)
William Picoux (Lorient, France): 1 goal (69:38)
Ben Gleditsch (Oslo, Norway): 2 assists (Dickson, Valencia)

Massachusetts Island Performers
Samuel Asamoah: 1 goal (47:10)
Alex DeSantis: 1 assist (Asamoah)

Up Next: The University of New Hampshire remains on the road with a game on Friday, Sept. 9 at the College of the Holy Cross. Kickoff is slated for 7:35 p.m. at Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium. The Wildcats do not return home until Sept. 21 when they play Northeastern University at 7:30 p.m. The game will be played at Wildcat Stadium.

Highlights
--Second Half--
After a scoreless first half, the Minutemen took a 1-0 lead in the 48^th minute on a goal by Samuel Asamoah. Alex DeSantis played a low cross into the box that Asmoah connected with a shot at the net. The ball took a redirect in the box and made its way into the net.

Just 35 seconds later, Dickson leveled the score at 1-1 with his first goal of the season. Gleditsch launched a cross into the box to about five yards out of the goal that Dickson corralled and buried into the net.

Arling, whose goal would prove to be the game winner, scored his third goal in his last three games from 10 yards out to give UNH a 2-1 advantage. The ball came loose after UMass goalie Jorge Becerra made a save on the initial shot, and Arling drilled the rebound home for the goal.

In the 64^th minute, Valencia notched his second goal of the year to put the 'Cats up by a score of 3-1. Gleditsch fired a shot that Becerra saved initially, but Valencia ripped a shot that bounced off the inside post and into the net.

Picoux notched his first goal of the season in the 70^th minute while Jack Doherty (Meriden, N.H.) earned his first assist of the season on the play to put UNH up by a score of 4-1. Doherty played a ball into the mixer that Picoux connected with and put away inside the right post.

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