Blue Hens Drop Season Opener at Villanova, 5-0

Friday, August 30

Villanova, PA

4:00 PM

University of Delaware

0-1

Villanova

1-0

DELAWARE

Villanova Wildcats

Photo by: Mark Jordan

8/30/2019 6:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team opened its 2019 season with a 5-0 loss to Villanova Friday afternoon at the Higgins Soccer Complex.

The Wildcats opened the scoring in the 29th minute when Conor Bradley scored off assists from Lyam MacKinnon and Josh Belluz. Villanova doubled its lead in the 41st minute as Evan Vare found the back of the net off a feed from MacKinnon.

MacKinnon took a pass from Bradley and scored in the 52nd minute, while 14 minutes later Anthony Dragisics found the back of the net. The Wildcats scored their final goal in the 71st minute when Jack Gilliam tallied an unassisted goal.

UD goalkeeper Renan Thomazo made five saves in his Blue Hen debut, while Ryan Mertz paced the Delaware attack with three shots. The Blue Hens took seven shots for the game, and held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Head Coach Ian Hennessy:
"Congrats to Villanova on a deserved result today. It was tough road result in a transition period for us. I am confident this season will turn into period of real growth for the program and players as we look for success in the CAA. Our goal for this year is to return again to the conference playoffs and I have every confidence in this group of young men to achieve their target and build from our non-conference experiences."