2018 New Hampshire Men’s Soccer Saturday, October 20, 2018 New Hampshire (8-3-1, 2-2-0 AE) vs. Hartford (1-8-4, 1-3-0 AE); 4:00 p.m. Al-Marzook Field; West Hartford, Conn. What to Know... 2018 Men’s Soccer Schedule UNH TO PLAY AT HARTFORD: The University of New Date Opponent Time Hampshire men’s soccer team (8-3-1, 2-2-0 AE) returns to ac- Aug. 24 at #15 Virginia L, 0-1 tion Saturday, Oct. 20, when it travels to take on America East opponent Hartford (1-8-4, 1-3-0 AE) at 4:00 p.m. at Aug. 27 Fairfield W, 1-0 OT Al-Marzook Field. The Wildcats are 18-14-5 all-time versus Aug. 31 LIU Brooklyn W, 3-2 the Hawks. Last year, UNH won 3-0 on Oct. 7 at Wildcat Sta- dium. UNH is 3-2-0 versus the Hawks over the last five games. Sept. 3 at Northeastern W, 2-1 Sept. 7 Quinnipiac W, 1-0 THE MATCH UP: UNH is 8-3-1 overall this season and 2-2- 0 in America East, while the Hawks are 1-8-4 and 1-3-0 in Sept. 12 Iona W, 3-1 America East. UNH nets 1.17 goals per game and allows 0.67, Sept. 15 at Dartmouth T, 0-0 2OT while the Hawks score 0.77 goals per contest and allow 1.62. Sept. 22 UMBC * W, 1-0 STRONG DEFENSE: UNH is ranked 14th in the nation with a Sept. 29 at Binghamton * L, 1-2 0.647 team goals against average. The Wildcats are also ranked Oct. 2 Harvard W, 1-0 first in America East. Oct. 5 Albany * W, 1-0 HUXSOHL RANKED NATIONALLY: Graduate student Lars Oct. 13 at Stony Brook * L, 0-1 Huxsohl (Hamburg, Germany) has six shutouts and a 0.653 goals Oct. 20 at Hartford * 4:00 p.m. against average. His shutouts are ranked 11th in the nation and his goals against average is 15th. Oct. 26 UMass Lowell * 7:00 p.m. Oct. 31 at Vermont * 7:00 p.m. AMERICA EAST STANDINGS: With three regular season games left to be played, Stony Brook is first (12 points), while UNH, Ver- Nov. 3 America East Quarterfinal TBA mont, UMass Lowell, UMBC and Binghamton are all tied for second Nov. 7 America East Semifinal TBA place with six points. Albany and Hartford are tied for seventh with three points. The top six teams make the America East Tournament. Nov. 11 America East Championship Game TBA Nov. 25 at #2 Indiana (NCAA Third Round) 7:00 PM UP NEXT: The Wildcats will host America East opponent UMass Home games Lowell on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:00 p.m. for the last regular season game of the year at Wildcat Stadium. The team’s seniors will also * America East games be honored before the game. All Times Eastern. Rankings are at the time of play. CONTACT: Jim Wrobel, Associate Director of Athletic Communications O: (603) 862-3835 | C: (508) 208-3831 | [email protected] NEW HAMPSHIRE HARTFORD Overall Record ...............................................................................8-3-1 Overall Record ...............................................................................1-8-4 America East Record .....................................................................2-2-0 America East Record .....................................................................1-3-0 Goals (Per Game) ................................................................... 14 (1.17) Goals (Per Game) ................................................................... 10 (0.77) Goals Allowed (Per Game) ........................................................8 (0.67) Goals Allowed (Per Game) ......................................................21 (1.62) Assists ..................................................................................................14 Assists ..................................................................................................12 Points ....................................................................................................42 Points ....................................................................................................32 Shots (Per Game) ................................................................178 (14.80) Shots (Per Game) .................................................................. 113 (8.70) Shots on Goal (Per Game) ......................................................75 (6.25) Shots on Goal (Per Game) ......................................................41 (3.15) Penalty Kicks ..................................................................................... 1-1 Penalty Kicks ..................................................................................... 0-0 Fouls (Per Game) .................................................................144 (12.00) Fouls (Per Game) .................................................................161 (12.38) Corner Kicks (Per Game) ........................................................68 (5.67) Corner Kicks (Per Game) ........................................................70 (5.38) THE HUBBARD FILE Marc Hubbard is currently in his fourth season as the head coach of the UNH men’s soccer team in 2018. His leadership has made an immediate impact on the program, which has recorded 10+ win seasons each of his first three years at the helm – the Wildcats have not accomplished that feat since the ‘93, ’94 and ‘95 seasons. Hubbard has a 43-19-9 record over his first four seasons at UNH. The 2017 season was one for the history books for the Wildcats. UNH went 13-4-5 and was ranked as high as a program best #12 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Wildcats went undefeated at home in Wildcat Stadium (10-0-3), were 2-1-1 versus nationally ranked teams, hosted their first home NCAA Tournament game and earned their first victory in the tournament with a 3-0 win versus Fairfield. After winning a penalty kick shootout at Dartmouth in the second round, the Wildcats made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history when they traveled to play No. 2 Indiana, where they scored only the fifth goal allowed by Indiana all season in the 2-1 loss. The Wildcats concluded the season with the sixth best team goals against average (0.555) in the nation. The staff led by Hubbard was awarded the United Soccer Coaches Eastern Region Staff of the Year and the America East Coaching Staff of the Year awards. Robin Schmidt was named a second team All-American as he was only the third Wildcat to earn All-American accolades and the first in 23 years. One year prior to his arrival, UNH went 6-10-1 with an RPI of 164 in the 2014 season. The change under coach Hubbard was immedi- ate, as the Wildcats opened the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) en route to a 10-5-3 overall record and RPI of 52 – an improvement of 112 places. The ‘Cats continued the climb in 2016 with a 9-1-0 mark through 10 games with a 12-7-0 overall record and final RPI of 42. Of particular note, UNH handed UMass Lowell (ranked #14 at the time) its only loss of the season with a 2-1 victory at Bremner Field. New Hampshire ranked No. 18 in the nation in scoring offense by averaging 1.84 goals per game. On the individual national leaderboards, sophomore Chris Arling was No. 4 in goals per game and 11th in points per game, as well as No. 5 in game-winning goals. The team’s success resulted in a plethora of individual accolades. Two Wildcats were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, three were named to both the NSCAA All-East Region Team and the America East All-Conference First Team, two were voted to the America East All-Rookie Team and two ‘Cats made the conference’s All-Academic Team. Furthermore, Chris Wingate was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award and one of 28 players selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, as well as America East Midfielder of the Year for the second straight season. The program’s resurgence is bringing fans to Durham. UNH topped America East in home attendance with an average of 1,373 fans per game, and that included 1,904 who witnessed the Wildcats defeat UMBC, 3-0, in the conference opener. In 2015, UNH ranked first in the America East conference in goals per game (1.56) and the Wildcats were issued the fewest yellow cards and second fewest fouls in the conference. The ‘Cats also recorded the second lowest goals against average (1.00) by allowing 19 goals in 18 games. New Hampshire keepers recorded five shutouts, including four straight games. Chris Wingate earned the America East Midfielder of the Year award and was an All-Conference First Team selection; four teammates received All-Conference status. Wingate was also named a NSCAA Division I Men’s All-East Region First Team selection while senior co-captain Andrew Chaput was tabbed a NSCAA Division I Men’s All-East Region Third Team honoree. Hubbard, who is a Durham native, returned to the program following a seven-year head coaching stint at Southern New Hampshire University. Hubbard previously served as an assistant coach of the UNH men’s soccer team from 2003-2007. During his time coaching at UNH, the team reached back-to-back America East semifinals in ’06 and ‘07 and he was a member of the conference’s 2006 Staff of the Year. The men’s soccer program ranked No. 1 in New England as well as No. 23 nationally in 2005 dur- ing Hubbard’s tenure. Hubbard led SNHU to a 117-20-6 (.839) overall record and helped the program capture its second NCAA national championship in 2013. Hubbard was also named the 2013 NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year after his team captured the title. Hubbard departed SNHU as the national leader in winning percentage in Division II. He also collected the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award three times (2008, 2009, 2013) and was named the NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2008. Hubbard guided SNHU to a 15-3-4 record in 2008, his first season with the team. SNHU’s success came a year after it stumbled to a 5-8-5 record. He instilled a culture of defense at SNHU, as the Penmen led Division II in team goals-against average three times during his tenure (2008, 2010, 2013). The Penmen made it to seven consecutive NCAA Championships under Hubbard.