MATCH 3 | HARTFORD HAWKS (2-0, 2-0 AE) at #14 NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS (3-0-1, 2-0-1 AE)
 
DATE | TIME: Friday, March 26 | 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Wildcat Stadium (Durham, N.H.)
WATCH: America East TV 
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Sports
TWITTER: @HartfordMSOC | #FlyHigh | #AEMSOC
 

DURHAM, N.H – The Hartford men's soccer team looks to continue its hot start to the 2021 season when it travels to Durham, N.H., to face No. 14 New Hampshire in a rematch of the 2019 America East Championship on Friday afternoon. Kickoff between the Hawks and the Wildcats is set for 3 p.m.

 
HARTFORD QUICK HITS
·       Hartford received votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches National Poll
·       Opening 2021 with wins against UAlbany and Binghamton, the Hawks are looking for their first 3-0 start since 2001 on Friday
·       In its last match, Hartford outlasted Binghamton in double overtime and scored a 3-2 win on March 14
·       Junior Sergi Martinez opened the scoring for the Hawks, while sophomore Nadav Datner, who netted the equalizer in the second half, scored the game winner in the 107th minute
·       After a two-goal performance, Datner was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week (March 15)
·       The Ya'ad, Israel, native became the third Hawk to earn a conference accolade, joining Dario Cavada and Rotem Fadida, who swept the league honors in the opening week of the season
·       Datner leads the Hawks in scoring with two goals and four points
·       Martinez and Cavada rank second behind Datner, with both Spaniards providing one goal and one assist each
·       Fadida, who has started both games in goal for the Hawks, holds a 0.92 GAA and a .778 save percentage
 
SCOUTING #14 NEW HAMPSHIRE
·       New Hampshire, which is coming off a 2-1 win against Stony Brook this past Friday, is undefeated to start 2021 with a 3-0-1 record overall and a 2-0-1 mark in the conference
·       The Wildcats are currently ranked No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll
·       Victor Menudier and Paul Mayer accounted for New Hampshire's scoring in its recent victory over the Seawolves
·       Menudier and Rory O'Driscoll lead the Wildcats in scoring with two goals and one assist for five points each
·       The reigning America East Champions were picked to repeat their 2019 success in the league's Preseason Poll
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
·       A Josh Bauer goal in the third minute of the game propelled the Wildcats to the America East Championship, as New Hampshire shut out Hartford, 1-0, on Nov. 16, 2019
·       Jimmy Slayton ('20) recorded six saves on the night
·       The victory was the second-straight win for the Wildcats against the Hawks
 
SERIES HISTORY
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADS, 22-15-6
·       Friday marks the 44th meeting between Hartford and New Hampshire
·       The Wildcats hold a 20-14-6 advantage in both programs' Division I histories
·       New Hampshire has won three of the last four contests against Hartford
 

NEXT ON TAP
·       The Hawks hit on the road for the final time in 2021, as they travel to Vestal, N.Y., to take on Binghamton next Friday (April 2)
·       Kickoff from the Bearcats Sports Complex is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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