WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's soccer team dropped their fifth-straight match, as they fell to the University of New Haven, 2-1, in Northeast-10 Conference action Saturday afternoon at Normand R. Marois '57 Field.
THE BASICS
Score: University of New Haven 2, Assumption University 1
Records: Greyhounds (3-6-1, 0-4-1 NE10) | Chargers (7-3-1, 4-2-0 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
New Haven scored in the 19th minute, as Adam Lindstrom used a diving header off the cross from Pau Santanach to put the visitors up 1-0. The Chargers continued to press for the remainder of the first half, firing 11 shots to just two for the Greyhounds, but only five went on target for UNH.
Assumption got on the board in the early portion of the second half. Emmanual Tamen had a long pass into the box, and Joseph Personal flicked the shot over the defender and the opposing netminder to tie the game at 1-1. Eight minutes later, Santanach put New Haven up 2-1. The Greyhounds continued to press, but they would not be able to find the equalizer and would fall 2-1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Iver Sjåvåg recorded six saves in the goal for the Hounds.
- New Haven outshot Assumption 21-5, while only eight went on target for the visitors and two for the hosts.
- It was a physical match, as there were nine yellow cards on the afternoon, with UNH recording five and four for the Hounds.
- New Haven leads the all-time series 20-12-3.
UP NEXT
- Assumption at Molloy, Tuesday, October 15, 3:00 pm.
- New Haven vs. Southern Connecticut, Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 pm.
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