Victor Menudier scored his second goal of the season in the Wilcats' win over Stony Brook. (UNH Athletics courtesy photo)

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – With the game tied at 1-1, graduate student Paul Mayer scored the game-winning goal in the 47th minute as the No. 17 University of New Hampshire men’s soccer team defeated Stony Brook, 2-1, on Friday afternoon at LaValle Stadium in America East action. Senior Victor Menudier (Limoges, France) scored the first goal of the game.

The Wildcats improve to 3-0-1 (2-0-1 AE), while the Seawolves fall to 1-3-1 (1-1-1 AE).

The Wildcats took the first shot on goal in the 15th minute when sophomore Bilal Kamal (London, England) sent a free kick to Mayer who deflected the ball from eight yards out, but Edmond Kaiser made the save.

UNH went out to a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute (30:03) when Menudier found the back of the net from just a couple yards out after receiving a pass from Kamal. Junior Tola Showunmi (Enfield, England) also recorded an assist on the goal.

The Seawolves tied the game at 1-1 in the 40th minute (39:30) when a penalty kick by Kori Cupid was saved by graduate student goalkeeper Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico), but Cupid was able to knock in the rebound.

Then just a little over a minute after the second half started, Mayer deflected the clear attempt by Kaiser as the ball went right to the back of the net.

With under a minute left in the second half, Cameron Bonfils sent a shot from 18 yards out but Robles made the save for the 2-1 final score.

WILDCAT SWIMMER METZLER SHINES AT NCAAS

Junior Anna Metzler (Regensburg, Germany) of the University of New Hampshire swim team competed in the preliminaries of the 400 IM, her top event, at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday morning at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Metzler posted a mark of 4:13.26, which was the third best time in her heat and she placed 28th overall among 43 competitors in her second event of the NCAA Championships. Her time marked the fifth fastest time in school history for the Wildcats.

“It was great to be back at the National Championships. We’re proud of Anna and how she did after a short season and many training challenges,” said UNH Head Coach Josh Willman. “We are looking forward now to the America East Championships and preparing for next year’s.”

“It was exciting to be part of this really big meet,” said Metzler. “I was proud to represent UNH as a Wildcat and will use my experience for next years NCAA’s.”

GYMNASTICS WITHDRAWS FROM MEET

The UNH gymnastics team has withdrawn from the 2021 EAGL Championship (Saturday, March 20) due to COVID-19 related protocols, the University announced Friday.

The Wildcats, currently ranked No. 35 in this week’s RoadtoNationals.com poll, are still eligible to compete in the NCAA Regional Championships (April 1-3). The top 36 teams in the country, based on National Qualifying Score (NQS), will be selected for Regionals on Monday, March 22 at 5 p.m., exclusively on NCAA.com.

The University of Pittsburgh will host the EAGL Championship on Saturday, March 20 (1 p.m., 7 p.m., ESPN3).

UNH FIELD HOCKEY FALLS 1-0

The shots were even at six and 18th-ranked University of New Hampshire generated the only four corners, but it was the University at Albany field hockey team that recorded a 1-0 victory at Memorial Field on Friday afternoon.

Junior Finn Caron (Hampton, N.H.) led the Wildcats three shots, one on goal. Sophomore goalie Jemma Woods had a game-high three saves.

UAlbany’s Hanna Zarilli scored the only goal of the game late in the third period to give the Great Danes the lead. Sheridan Messier had two saves to earn her first shutout of the season.

UNH falls to 3-2, 0-1 in America East and is scheduled to play host to the University of California Davis on Sunday (1 p.m.) at Memorial Field.

UAlbany is 2-1, 1-0 in America East.

Newsletter