Men's Soccer Preview: Hofstra

Saturday, October 1

Hempstead, NY

5:00 PM

University of Delaware

Hofstra

Photo by: Tyler Gallo

9/30/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team will travel north to play Hofstra in Hempstead, N.Y. on Oct. 1 at 5:00 p.m.

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 has scored five goals in his first nine career games, the first Blue Hen player to score five career goals since former All-American 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 currently tied with Harrison Coron of Drexel and Chris Elliot of Charleston for the CAA lead in goals scored, and he is one of nine freshmen this season to score at least five goals so far.
Seidu Shamsudeen has scored a pair of goals for the Blue Hens, while Brandon Sengphachanh has scored one goal. Florian Phlepsen (two), Jordan Miller, Aron Adalsteinsson, Alonso Rodriguez, and Carlos Fernandez each have recorded an assist.
Adam Vik has recorded 35 saves through the first nine games of the season to lead the CAA, including a career-high six in a shutout of George Washington. Vik also recorded a shutout against Mount St. Mary's in his collegiate debut on August 25.
Delaware has 12 wins all-time against Hofstra.

The Opponent:

Hofstra is 5-2-1 and 2-1-1 so far on the season and have not lost since Sept. 3 against Stony Brook, a span of five games.
The Pride were tabbed to finish in first place unanimously in the preseason CAA poll, while Hendrik Hebbeker, Ryan Carmichael, Mason Tatafu, and Wessel Speel earned a Preseason All-Conference selection. Hebbeker was also named CAA Preseason Player of the Year.
Head coach Richard Nuttall is in his 34th season with Hofstra, and enters the game with a career record of 313-249-78. He has guided the Pride to five CAA Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021) and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021).

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 is back home to begin a four-game homestand starting on Oct. 8 when they take on Drexel at 4:00 p.m.

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