University of Delaware Athletics
UD Looks to Get Back on Track Wednesday at Penn
10/4/2016 4:51:00 PM | Men's Soccer
No. rv Delaware (8-3-0, 3-1-0 CAA) at Penn (3-1-4, 1-0-0 Ivy)
📅 DATE: Wednesday, October 5, 2016
🕖 TIME: 7 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: Rhodes Field - Philadelphia, Pa.
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LAST TIME OUT ⚽️
No. rv Delaware had multiple scoring opportunities Saturday evening, but in the end Hofstra came out on top, 2-1, at a rainy Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium. In a dual between the top two teams in the CAA and a rematch of last season's title game, Luke Brown put the first goal on board for the Pride (6-3-1, 4-0-0 CAA) in the 18th minute, becoming the first opponent to score on the Blue Hens in the first half of a game this season. Fede Prieto knotted things up at 1-1 just before halftime. Guillermo Delgado assisted on the play as Prieto put it in from about 10 yards out on the left side in the 34th minute. With tensions running high in the second half, Danny Elliott registered the eventual game-winning goal for Hofstra in the 58th minute. The Blue Hens outshot the Pride in the final 20-plus minutes of the game by a tally of 5-0, including two on goal and three that were just barely outside of the net.
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· The Blue Hens are receiving votes in the latest NSCAA Division I rankings and are No. 6 in the NSCAA Midwest Regional poll. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, October 11.
· Fede Prieto was named the CAA's Rookie of the Week after more than doubling his season goal total with three goals in two conference games against Drexel and Hofstra. Prieto singlehandedly led the Blue Hens to a 2-0 win over the Dragons in Philadelphia with a season-high two tallies before scoring the team's lone goal as the Delaware dropped its first CAA contest of the season.
· UD has outshot opponents, 174-81, so far this year.
· Ben Sampson was named the CAA Player of the Week after registering a career-high two goals, including the game-winner, Saturday evening as the Hens defeated Northeastern, 4-0.
· Guillermo Delgado is the NCAA's active career points (103) and goals (43) leader.
· Delgado's mark of 43 goals is just behind Mike Biggs' career record of 47 goals set from 1968-70.
· 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) 📊
· Total Goals – 20th – 20.0
· Shutout Percentage – 22nd – 0.55
· Total Assists – 19th – 19.0
· Total Points – 19th – 59.0
· Shots on Goal Per Game – 15th – 6.91
· Shots Per Game – 18th – 15.82
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 25) 📊
· Total Assists – Guillermo Delgado –7th – 6.0
· Assists Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 0.6
· Points Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 11th – 1.8
· Total Points – Guillermo Delgado – 12th – 18.0
· Goalie Minutes Played – Todd Morton – 13th – 1009:59
· Shots on Goal Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 15th – 1.9
SERIES INFORMATION 💪
· Despite just a distance of 42 miles between the two campuses, Delaware and Penn have matched up just twice before in UD's 90-plus year men's soccer history.
· The Blue Hens are 0-1-1 all-time against the Quakers.
· During the first-ever meeting in 1996, the two teams held out for a 1-1 tie in Newark.
· Penn picked up the 1-0 victory in Philadelphia the following season.
· Rudy Fuller (Georgetown '93) is in his 19th season at the helm of the Penn men's soccer squad. During his tenure, he has posted a record of 129-146-35 overall.
ABOUT PENN
The Quakers are currently 3-1-4 on the year and most recently pulled out the 2-1 victory at Cornell in overtime Sunday in the Ivy League opener for both squads. Penn is no stranger to overtime as the Quakers have played six overtime contests during an eight-game span this fall. Senior captain Alec Neumann was named the Ivy League Player of the Week for the second straight week after tallying both goals against the Big Red. Neumann currently leads the Ivy League in goals (6), points (12) and game-winning goals (2) and has notched five goals in the past two games for Penn. Etan Mabourakh has started seven games for the Quakers this season and has allowed 1.22 goals per game with 34 saves (.773).
