University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Travel to No. 22 Providence for Thursday?s NCAA First Round Matchup
11/16/2016 5:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Delaware (12-7-1, 5-3-0 CAA) at #22 Providence (12-6-0, 7-2-0 BIG EAST)
NCAA Tournament First Round
📅 DATE: Thursday, November 17, 2016
🕖 TIME: 7 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium – Providence, R.I.
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LAST TIME OUT ⚽️
After coming up short in the CAA Tournament Championship game in each of the last two years, the University of Delaware men's soccer team was not going to let that heartbreak happen again. After falling behind William & Mary by a 1-0 score early, the No. 2 seeded Blue Hens tied the score almost immediately and then used a go-ahead goal by Jaime Martinez with 17:18 left in the first half on the way to the 2-1 championship game triumph at Hofstra University Soccer Stadium. The Blue Hens held a slim 12-9 advantage in shots with goalkeeper Todd Morton posting four saves to earn the win. The Tribe was able to hold Delaware All-American and two-time CAA Player of the Year Guillermo Delgado to just a single shot on goal. The Tribe struck first just 17:13 into the game when Reilly Maw scored his seventh goal of the season after taking a pass from Remi Frost and lofting his shot over Morton's head for 1-0 lead. That advantage didn't last long as just over two minutes later the Hens got a big break when a Tribe defender misplayed a header and knocked the ball into his own net, giving Delaware an own goal and knotting the score at 1-1. It didn't take much longer to net the game-winner as Martinez took a crossing pass from the left side and headed the ball into the corner of the net. Carlos Perales and Marco Siverio were credited with the assists.
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· The Blue Hens are 1-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.
· Delaware garnered its first and only NCAA Tournament victory with a 1-0 double overtime win at Virginia on November 17, 2011. John Dineen tallied the lone goal in the 106th minute to send the Hens to victory.
· Since 2011, UD has earned three berths into the NCAA Tournament with a CAA Tournament Championship in 2011, CAA Regular Season title in 2014 and three straight CAA Tournament Finals appearances.
· Thomas de Villardi was named the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Guillermo Delgado, Robert Gillin and John Schroeder.
· Delaware has reached the double-figure win mark for the fourth consecutive year and for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
· Ben Sampson broke the all-time Delaware games played record as he suited up for his 82nd career game in last Friday's CAA semifinals contest. Kyle Nuel (2011-14) previously held the mark of 81.
· Guillermo Delgado now holds five UD career records in points (117), goals (49), assists (19), shots (278) and game-winning goals (17).
· Delgado is the nation's active career leader in points and goals.
· Ben Sampson was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District® honoree, becoming just one of a handful of student-athletes in the organization's illustrious history to garner the award four times. He is also a candidate for the Men's Soccer Senior CLASS Award.
· On the year, the Hens have outshot opponents, 267-181.
· 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 30) 📊
· Total Goals – 13th – 36.0
· Total Points – 17th – 105.0
· Total Assists – 18th – 33.0
· Points Per Game – 25th – 5.25
· Scoring Offense – 28th – 1.8
· Assists Per Game – 30th – 1.65
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 30) 📊
· Points Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 5th – 1.78
· Total Points – Guillermo Delgado – 5th – 32.0
· Goals Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 0.67
· Total Goals – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 12.0
· Goalie Minutes Played – Todd Morton – 19th – 1811:42
· Shots on Goal Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 22nd – 1.72
· Total Assists – Guillermo Delgado – 24th – 8.0
· Assists Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 27th – 0.44
SERIES INFORMATION 💪
· Delaware and Providence have never before matched up in men's soccer history.
· Craig Stewart (Loughborough '02) holds an all-time mark of 52-34-11 (.593) in five years as the head coach of the Friars. Stewart and his staff were named earlier this month as the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of The Year. He has led Providence to a 3-2-1 record in three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the College Cup Semifinals in 2014.
ABOUT NO. 22 PROVIDENCE
The No. 22 Friars earned an at-large selection to the 2016 NCAA Tournament following a year in which Providence went 12-6 overall and captured their first-ever BIG EAST Regular Season title with a 7-2 mark in conference action. The Friars fell to then-No. 24 Creighton in the BIG EAST semifinals. Providence is 6-6-1 overall in NCAA Tournament Play as the Friars are making their ninth all-time appearance. Julian Gressel, the BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year, leads the Friars with 27 points on 11 goals and five assists. Colin Miller earned BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year accolades as he holds an 11-1 record in his debut season for Providence as a redshirt sophomore. Miller ranks second nationally with a save percentage of .880 and is fifth overall with a 0.495 GAA. Mark Jecewicz joined Gressel and Miller on the All-BIG EAST First Team while Liam Wilson, Joao Serrano and Danny Griffin all earned spots on the All-Freshman Team.
