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No. 11 Delaware Men's Soccer Falls to No. 24 Stanford 2-1 to Close Out West Coast Swing
9/21/2014 7:40:00 PM | Men's Soccer
STANFORD, Calif. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team lost its second game in a row Sunday as the Blue Hens fell to No. 24 Stanford 2-1.
After a scoreless first half, the Cardinal (5-1) drew first blood on an Eric Verso goal at the 53:43 mark to give Stanford a 1-0 lead.
The Blue Hens did not waste much time answering. Three minutes after Stanford took the lead, Ben Asante put the equalizer in the back of the net for Delaware. The goal was Asante's second goal of the season.
The Cardinal then to look the lead for good at the 65:03 mark when Corey Baird chipped the ball over UD goalkeeper Borja Barbero and in to the back of the net to give the Cardinal a 2-1 lead.
"That is a completely devastated dressing room right now,” said University of Delaware head coach Ian Hennessy, whose team fell to No. 15 California 4-2 on Friday. “When you go on the road against two Top 25 teams, score 3 goals and have your nose ahead on just about every statistical category, you expect more than what we got.”
Asante led the Blue Hens with three shots in the game, while three other UD players registered two shots each. Delaware outshot the Cardinal 14-13.
Although Delaware (6-2) was unable to notch a victory against the two highly-touted program they played this weekend, the Blue Hens' play demonstrated that they deserve to be on the same playing field as some of the top programs in the country.
“This weekend was a great lesson for these terrific young men that the difference between us and the best boils down to a matter of moments,” said Hennessy. “We are very close and our program will continue to build. We learned a lot about ourselves this weekend and thankful for the experience against two quality teams."
Delaware will next be in action Wednesday on the road against Temple. The game is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.
