University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Hosts No. RV UNCW Sunday in Crucial CAA Matchup
10/23/2015 3:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NEWARK, Del. – With just three games left in the regular season, Delaware welcomes No. RV UNCW to Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium Sunday for a 1 p.m. match.
The Blue Hens (7-6-2, 3-2 CAA), who currently hold nine points and are ranked fifth in the CAA standings, look to overtake UNCW's (8-4-2, 3-2-1 CAA), fourth place spot.
ADMISSION 👍
Admission is free and open to the public for all home regular season Delaware men's soccer games held at Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium.
BROADCAST 🎥
Fans unable to make it to the game in person can watch Sunday's match versus UNCW online, for free, via Hens All-Access. Full rebroadcasts of the game will be available on Delaware's YouTube page within 24 hours of completion of the contest.
LIVE STATS 📈
· Sunday vs. UNCW
ONLINE 
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LAST TIME OUT ⚽️
No. 20 Maryland threatened late, but Delaware notched a goal in the 89th minute to upset the Terps, 2-1, Tuesday evening at Ludwig Field. In a series that dates to 1938, the win marks the first time in men's soccer program history that the Blue Hens have defeated the Terps. With the victory, Delaware improves to 7-6-2 on the year while Maryland, the reigning Big Ten Champion and 2013 NCAA Runner-up, drops to 6-4-4 overall. The two teams held a 0-0 tie through the first 56 minutes of the contest before Ben Sampson collected his fourth career goal, and first of the season, with a header off a corner kick. Thomas de Villardi picked up his fifth assist of the year on the goal. The Terps looked to force the game into overtime as Mael Corboz connected with Emmanuel Korvah on a corner kick in the 88th minute. De Villardi, the current CAA Player of the Week, refused to let UD leave the pitch without a notch in the win column and nailed the game-winning goal from just outside the box in the 89th minute to give the Hens the 2-1 advantage. Todd Morton registered four saves to improve to 5-2-1 on the year.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Tuesday's win was the highest against a ranked opponent since 2013 when Delaware defeated UMBC and William & Mary, who were both No. 7 at the time of competition.
· Thomas de Villardi has tallied at least one assist in four straight contests. He earned CAA Player of the Week honors Monday after registering five points in wins over Drexel and Northeastern.
· UD has recorded at least three goals in back-to-back games for the first time since September 2014.
· With 13 career assists, Joe Dipre has moved into a tie for fifth in program history with Chris Donahue (1973-76), Ken Whitehead (1980-82) and Dan Keane (1998-01).
· With three points versus Drexel, Guillermo Delgado upped his career total to 75 (33g, 9a). John McCloskey (1975-78) is second in school history with 82 career points (35g, 12a).
· Todd Morton has allowed an average of 0.712 goals with a save percentage of .829 in seven games played this season, marks good for 24th and 20th, respectively, in the NCAA.
· Ten Blue Hens have tallied at least one point on the year.
· Delaware has competed in four double overtime contests this season for the first time since playing five in 2011.
· Since 2011, UD has earned two berths to the NCAA Tournament with a CAA Tournament Championship in 2011, CAA Regular Season title in 2014 and two CAA Tournament Finals appearances.
· Aidan Heany (Charlotte '92) is in his 15th season at the helm of the Seahawks. During his tenure at UNCW, Heany has amassed a record of 132-121-29 (.520).
ABOUT NO. R/V UNCW
The Seahawks have lost two of their last three contests and are currently 8-4-2 (3-2-1 CAA) on the year. Most recently, No. 14 Old Dominion edged UNCW, 1-0, Wednesday in Wilmington. Including the matchup against the Monarchs, six of the Seahawks' last seven games have been decided by one goal or less. Colin Bonner and Ben Fisher are second and third in the CAA standings with 19 (7g, 5a) and 17 (6g, 5a) points, respectively. Sean Melvin has started all 14 games in net for UNCW and has allowed 1.00 goals per game with a save percentage of .689.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635
