University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Return to CAA Play Wednesday at James Madison
10/11/2016 3:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Delaware (8-3-1, 3-1-0 CAA) at James Madison (0-8-3, 0-2-2 CAA)
📅 DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2016
🕖 TIME: 7 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: Sentara Park – Harrisonburg, Va.
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LAST TIME OUT ⚽️
Guillermo Delgado registered two goals last Wednesday, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Hens pulled their first draw this season with a 2-2 final against Penn at Rhodes Field. Delgado tied the game at 1-1 in the 32nd minute with the assist coming from Carlos Perales before giving the Hens (8-3-1) the 2-1 advantage just six minutes later. Thomas de Villardi collected his third assist of the season on the play. Penn's Matt Poplawski knotted the contest in the 52nd minute as Delaware entered just its second overtime contest of the season. The Quakers (3-1-5) outshot the Blue Hens, 4-1, in the extra 20 minutes of play. In total, Delaware was outshot for the first time this season as Penn held the 16-7 advantage for the entire game. Todd Morton stopped a season-high six shots in 110 minutes played.
· With two tallies at Penn, Guillermo Delgado holds 45 career goals and is just two behind Mike Biggs' program record 47 set from 1968-70. The three-time All-American is currently the NCAA's active career leader with 107 points and 45 goals.
· Todd Morton will see a familiar face Wednesday evening, as his older brother, Kyle, is the starting goalkeeper for the Dukes.
· Ben Sampson was named as a candidate for the Men's Soccer Senior CLASS Award.
· The Blue Hens were recognized by the NSCAA as a College Team Academic Award recipient for the 2015-16 academic year.
· UD has outshot opponents, 181-97, so far this year.
· With an assist against Hofstra, Delgado now sits alone in second place in program history with 17 career helpers. Mark Haggerty (1983-85) holds the all-time career mark of 18.
· Jaime Martinez is tied for seventh place in program history with 13 career assists alongside Dan Keane (1998-01), Ken Whitehead (1980-82) and Chris Donahue (1973-76).
· Guillermo Delgado, Thomas de Villardi and Thibault Philippe garnered Preseason All-CAA accolades.
· Guillermo Delgado, a three-time All-American, was one of 28 men nationally named MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
· Guillermo Delgado, Thibault Philippe and Ben Sampson once again serve as the team's captains in 2016.
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL TEAM RANKINGS (TOP 25) 📊
· Shots on Goal Per Game – 20th – 6.75
· Total Assists – 21st – 21.0
· Shutout Percentage – 23rd – 0.5
· Total Goals – 24th – 22.0
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 25) 📊
· Points Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 5th – 2.0
· Total Points – Guillermo Delgado – 7th – 22.0
· Total Assists – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 6.0
· Assists Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 11th – 0.55
· Shots on Goal Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 15th – 1.91
· Total Goals – Guillermo Delgado – 15th – 8.0
· Goals Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 17th – 0.73
· Goalie Minutes Played – Todd Morton – 24th – 1119:59
SERIES INFORMATION 💪
· JMU leads the all-time series, 13-5-4, with Delaware dating to 1991.
· Last season, Guillermo Delgado posted a career-best five points as the Hens defeated the Dukes, 4-0, at Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium.
· In the last matchup at James Madison, UD picked up the 2-1 decision on Oct. 9, 2013. Chibsah Faisal '11 (volunteer director of operations) each begin their second year on the coaching staff.
· Head coach Tom Foley (Connecticut '91) is in his second season at James Madison and holds an all-time career record of 5-18-7.
ABOUT JAMES MADISON
Predicted to finish seventh out of nine teams in the CAA preseason coaches poll, the Dukes seek their first win of the season with a mark of 0-8-3 and 0-2-2 in league play. JMU is currently eighth in the CAA standings with two points coming off of ties against Elon and William & Mary. Connor Coward leads the Dukes with three points on a goal and assist while nine total players have tallied at least one point on the year. Kyle Morton has played all 1025:02 minutes between the pipes and has allowed 1.49 goals per game with 44 saves (.721).
