Men's Soccer Preview: Stony Brook

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team will play the third game of their four-game homestand when they host Stony Brook on Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m. This will be the second meeting all-time between the two programs, the first CAA game ever between the two, and the first to occur in Newark.

What You Need to Know:

Delaware opened its season with a 2-0 win over Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, August 25, giving head coach Tommy McMenemy his first career victory. The Blue Hens also defeated George Washington on Sept. 13 behind two goals by Sam Donnellan. Delaware played Saint Joseph's to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 6 and UNCW to a 2-2 draw on Sept. 24.
Donnellan was named CAA Rookie of the Week on Sept. 19 and Sept. 26. He is the first CAA freshman to win two Rookie of the Week honors so far this season, and is the first Delaware player to receive back-to-back Rookie of the Weeks since Roberto Giménez in September 2011.
Donnellan scored five goals in his first nine career games, the fastest Blue Hen player to score five career goals since former All-American Guillermo Delgado did so in his first four games. Donnellan's five goals are already the most by a Delaware freshman since Fede Prieto had seven in 2016. He is tied for fourth in the CAA in goals scored, trailing Elliot Goldthorp (11) of Hofstra, Chris Elliot (nine) of Charleston, and Ryan Carmichael (six) of Hofstra. Harrison Coron of Drexel and Mason Duval of Elon also have five goals this season. Donnellan is one of 15 freshmen this season to score at least five goals, and he and Elliot are the only freshmen to score at least five goals among CAA players.
Seidu Shamsudeen has scored three goals for the Blue Hens, while Alonso Rodriguez has scored two and Brandon Sengphachanh and Orri Thorhallsson have scored one goal. Florian Phlepsen (two), Orri Thorhallsson, Jordan Miller, Aron Adalsteinsson, Alonso Rodriguez, Petros Fokas, and Carlos Fernandez each have recorded an assist.
Adam Vik has recorded 46 saves through the first 12 career games of the season to lead the CAA, including a career-high eight against Hofstra. He has recorded shutouts against Mount St. Mary's in his collegiate debut on August 25 and George Washington on Sept. 13.
The only meeting between both squads occurred on Oct. 14, 2001 at Stony Brook, which resulted in a 2-2 draw.

The Opponent:

Stony Brook is 4-8-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the CAA so far on the season. They were picked to finish eighth in the preseason CAA poll.
Jonas Bickus was named as an honorable mention in the CAA preseason All-Conference Team. He currently leads the Seawolves with 11 points by scoring four goals and recording three assists.
Head coach Ryan Anatol is in his 12th season with Stony Brook and enters the game with a career record of 79-92-26. He guided Stony Brook to an NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season at the helm in 2011, and helped South Florida to seven NCAA Tournament appearances as an assistant coach and two as a student-athlete.

How to Follow: Live Stats I Live Video
Live stats and live video will be available for the match on bluehens.com.

Up Next: Delaware wraps up their four-game homestand when they host American on Tuesday, Oct. 18 for Senior Day.

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Players Mentioned

Aron Adalsteinsson

Guillermo Delgado

Sam Donnellan

Carlos Fernandez

Petros Fokas

Roberto Giménez

Jordan Miller

Florian Phlepsen

Fede Prieto

Alonso Rodriguez

Brandon Sengphachanh

Seidu Shamsudeen

Orri Thorhallsson

Adam Vik

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