Men's Soccer Opens the Season Victorious Against Howard

Thursday, August 22

Newark, Del.

2 PM

University of Delaware

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Howard

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Howard

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

Men's Soccer Opens the Season Victorious Against Howard

8/22/2024 6:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's soccer team took home a season-opener win of 3-0 against Howard on Thursday afternoon. The shutout marks a victorious start to head coach Tommy McMenemy's third season with the Hens.

ON THE RECORD
"I'm pleased with the result, but felt there was a lot of room for improvement in our performance," McMenemy said. "We need to move the ball at a higher tempo, and also improve our movement of the ball to control the possession more. With that said, we still found ways to create a number of great chances. The back four and Adam gutted out a clean sheet in difficult circumstances, so lots of positives to take away as well."

"It was a tough game against a solid opponent," senior goalkeeper Adam Vik. said. "Not the prettiest game we've played, but at the end of the day, three goals, three points, and a clean sheet is all that matters to start our season the right way."

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Freshman Marius Stenner wasted no time in his collegiate debut and scored two goals during the first half and an assist in the second.
Jan Schroeder played a thoughtful 78 minutes with an assist in each half.
Sam Donnellan started his senior season with a goal in the second half.
Vik tallied one save and Carlos Fernandez collected one assist.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hens quickly led the first half in shots against the Bison, which resulted in the two goals recorded by Stenner in the 19th and 27th minute.
Delaware and Howard remained equal in corner kicks and saves at the end of the first 45.
Vik picked up a save in the second half against a Howard penalty kick.
Donnellan finished up the match with a double-assist goal from Schroeder and Stenner.

GAME NOTES

This match marked the third-consecutive and fourth total win against Howard since the first game in 1998.
Three Blue Hens made their career debuts – Stenner, Alex Taylor, and Jaydon Fuller. Sophomore transfer, Jordan Illian, made his Blue Hen debut as well.
McMenemy has successfully opened all three of his seasons at Delaware with a win.

UP NEXT
The Hens return for a 7 p.m. game on Monday at Rutgers.

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