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Men’s Soccer Preview: Delaware – UNC Wilmington Athletics
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Colonial Athletic Affiliation play continues for the UNCW males’s soccer crew, who travels to Delaware for a 1 p.m. contest with the Blue Hens on Saturday at Grant Stadium.
Saturday’s sport can be streamed on FloFC. Dwell Stats can be obtainable on-line at UNCWStats.com.
The Seahawks, 3-1-3 (2-0-1 CAA), carry their five-game unbeaten streak to job in opposition to the Blue Hens, 2-5-1 (0-3 CAA), who’re in the hunt for their first league win.
UNCW, who shares first place within the convention with Charleston, has authored 4 clear sheets of their final 5 video games behind a standout backline and goalkeeper Gabriel Perrotta. The 6-2 senior leads the CAA with a .909 save share (30-of-33).
The Seahawks have unfold the scoring round with 5 gamers recording objectives and 6 gamers amassing assists. Senior ahead Cannon Tootle, considered one of 4 Seahawks to begin all seven video games, paces UNCW with 5 factors on two objectives and an help. Delaware, who has been shutout of their final two video games, is led by freshman ahead Sam Donnellan’s CAA-leading 4 objectives.
FIVE FACTS TO KNOW
SERIES HISTORY | The Seahawks maintain a 13-5-2 benefit over the Blue Hens, together with a 7-3-1 mark on the highway. UNCW is 4-0-1 of their final 5 conferences with Delaware and has outscored the Blue Hens, 11-6.
MINUTE TO WIN IT | All three of UNCW’s wins this yr have come by 2-0 selections through which the primary objective was scored within the 53rd minute.
RECORD WATCH | Perrotta has normal 24.1 profession shutouts, one shy of Brad Knighton‘s program report of 25.0. WELCOME BACK | UNCW acquired a lift two video games in the past when former All-CAA defender Jaden Strumeier made his season debut in opposition to Drexel. The Morganville, N.J., product has appeared in 38 video games, with 20 begins, for the Seahawks since 2019.
LOOKING AHEAD | The Seahawks proceed CAA play at Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.