WATERBURY, Conn. – Post University's Men's Soccer team hosted the Wilmington University Wildcats to commence Conference play on this sunny afternoon. The Eagles sent the Wildcats home with the loss as Post overpowered their guests, 1-0 thanks to an early goal in the first half to notch their first CACC victory of the young season.
THE BASICS
Post University 1, Wilmington University 0
Post University (2-1-2)
Wilmington University (1-2-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
After 16 minutes of intense back and forth control, the Eagles got on the board early after Aritz Uriate found the back of the net after tapping it in at the 16:32 mark thanks to a double assist first from Gentian Selimi followed by a touch from Francisco Sousa before Uriate finished off the sequence to take the initial 1-0 edge. The squads continued to fight for possession, however, neither team was able to find the back of the net.
After the break, the Wildcats were the first to get a shot on net but it was swiftly denied by Eagles' keeper Soren Jensen to keep the advantage for Post. In the remaining time, Wilmington was able to outshoot the Eagles 8-1 but Posts' defense held strong to lock in the narrow 1-0 conference win.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Goalkeeper Soren Jensen had his first shutout of the season this afternoon as the junior booked seven saves in the victory.
- Aritz Uriate's goal was the only shot on net in the game.
- Despite the score, the Wildcat's offensive drive was powerful as Wilmington out shot the Eagles 17-3 overall.
WHO'S NEXT
The Eagles take a break before heading on the road again as they will face the Jefferson University Rams on Saturday, September 23 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for another Conference battle with a start time of 2:30 pm. Overall, Post is 8-5-1 against the Rams while being 2-4-1 at Jefferson's home turf and 7-1 at the nest.
