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The Wilmington University men’s soccer team earned its eighth win of the season on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over the Chestnut Hill College Griffins.
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Game Recap:
Wilmington University takes home a 3-0 win!
Neither team lit up the scoreboard in the first half, but the Wildcats outshot Chestnut Hill 12-2.
Moving on to the second half, the first goal of the game wouldn’t happen until the 66 minute mark, when Junior forward Matthew Yi converted a penalty kick to give WilmU a 1-0 lead.
A couple of minutes later, Yi would score his second goal of the night to extend his team’s edge to 2-0. Junior midfielder Sven Henneburg assisted on the goal.
Junior midfielder Akira Itadani closed out the Cats’ win with a goal in the 77th minute to seal a 3-0 victory.
Wilmington outshot the Griffins 16-0 in the second half of the game.
Stats and standouts:
The standouts in the game for the Wildcats were Matthew Yi, Sven Henneburg, Akira Itadani, and sophomore goalie Nick Kormann.
Yi had six shots, three shots on goal, and scored two goals in the win.
Henneburg had two assists in the match.
Itadani had four shots, two shots on goal, and scored a goal in the game.
Kormann allowed zero goals and had one save in 90 minutes in the win.
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