University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Open CAA Men's Soccer Tournament Friday vs. College of Charleston
11/9/2016 3:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Delaware (10-7-1, 5-3-0 CAA) vs. College of Charleston (6-8-3, 3-3-2 CAA)
CAA Semifinals
📅 DATE: Friday, November 11, 2016
🕖 TIME: 4:30 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: Hofstra Soccer Stadium - Hempstead, N.Y.
🖥 ONLINE: 🎥 CAA.tv | 📊 Live Stats | 
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LAST TIME OUT ⚽️
For just the second time this season, the Blue Hens were shutout by an opponent as UNCW picked up the 1-0 victory over Delaware on October 29 at the UNCW Soccer Stadium. Despite the loss, the Hens (10-7-1-, 5-3-0 CAA) clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CAA Tournament. As the second seed, Delaware received a bye for quarterfinals action. The Blue Hens were held to a season-low two shots, neither of which came on goal. The two shots were also the fewest for Delaware since putting up two at VCU on Oct. 14, 2005. Julio Moncada gave the Seahawks (8-5-2, 3-2-2 CAA) the lone goal of the game, his eighth of the season, in the 10th minute after receiving the pass from Phillip Goodrum. Todd Morton logged two saves in the loss.
· The Blue Hens return to the pitch after nearly two weeks away from competition.
· Delaware is appearing in its fourth straight CAA Tournament. The Hens have played in the CAA Tournament in six of the past seven years.
· Since 2011, UD has earned two berths into the NCAA Tournament with a CAA Tournament Championship in 2011, CAA Regular Season title in 2014 and four straight CAA Tournament Finals appearances.
· The Blue Hens are 6-3-4 (.615) all-time in the CAA Tournament.
· Last season, UD advanced to the CAA Finals on penalty kicks versus No. rv Elon.
· Delaware has reached the double-figure win mark for the fourth consecutive year and for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
· Guillermo Delgado now holds five UD career records in points (114), goals (48), assists (19), shots (277) and game-winning goals (17).
· 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 was also a candidate for the Men's Soccer Senior CLASS Award.
· On the year, the Hens have outshot opponents, 231-167.
· 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 – 24th – 32.0
· Total Points – 25th – 94.0
· Total Assists – 28th – 30.0
· Points Per Game – 29th – 5.22
NCAA DIVISION I STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP 25) 📊
· Points Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 4th – 1.88
· Goals Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 8th – 0.69
· Total Points – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 30.0
· Total Goals – Guillermo Delgado – 9th – 11.0
· Assists Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 13th – 0.5
· Total Assists – Guillermo Delgado – 17th – 8.0
· Shots on Goal Per Game – Guillermo Delgado – 24th – 1.75
SERIES INFORMATION 💪
· Delaware is 3-0-1 all-time against the College of Charleston with the first matchup occurring during the 2013 season.
· Nearly four weeks ago, the Blue Hens celebrated Senior Day in style with a 3-0 shutout of the Cougars at Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium. Delaware received goals from Fede Prieto, Ben Sampson and Thomas de Villardi in the win.
· The Hens and Cougars have previously never faced off in CAA Tournament action. Chibsah Faisal '11 (volunteer director of operations) each begin their second year on the coaching staff.
· Ralph Lundy (Western Carolina '76) continues to build his legacy at the College of Charleston as he is in his 30th year as the head coach of the Cougars and 41st overall. Lundy is 308-248-45 during his tenure at CofC and 438-319-58 overall, a mark that currently ranks fourth in victories amongst active Division I coaches.
ABOUT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
The Cougars collected their third straight, the program's first-ever CAA Tournament victory, by pulling out the upset over third-seeded UNCW last Saturday by a score of 2-1. Nico Rittmeyer, who has recorded four goals and an assist this season, leads Charleston, which received the sixth seed in this weekend's tournament. Brian Kilgallon recently took over for an injured Kevin Shields in the goal and has won three starts while yielding a 0.74 goals against average.
