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Lehigh 5, Delaware 2

September 17, 2003

Blue Hens Fall Behind Early and Fail to Catch up Despite Haney's Two Goals

NEWARK DE -- Lehigh University scored three goals in the first half and held on for a 5-2 win over the University of Delaware men's soccer team on Wednesday evening at Delaware Mini-Stadium.

Lehigh scored the first three goals of the game with in the first fifteen minutes of the game.

Delaware responded in the second half as freshman Matt Haney (Newark, DE/St. Elizabeth's) registered his first career goal to pull the Blue Hens to a two goal deficit, 3-1, at 56:22.

Lehigh retaliated twenty-one seconds later when Maciek Serafin notched his second goal of the evening off an assist from Steve Fisher.

Haney would score again at 59:27, becoming the first Delaware player to score two goals in a game since Mike Honeysett scored a pair on October 28, 2001 in a 3-1 win over New Hampshire.

Lehigh iced the game when Steve Fisher scored at 71:11 to bring the score to 5-2.

Fisher and Serafin led the Mountain Hawks with two goals a piece while Peter Classi notched one goal and two assists.

The Mountain Hawks outshot the Blue Hens 13-9 while tallying a 24 fouls to the Blue Hens' nine.

Delaware returns to action on Saturday, September 20 when it travels to Baltimore to take on UMBC at 1 p.m.

AGATE:

Delaware........0....2.....2

Lehigh............3.....2.....5

Scoring Summary: First Half: LU- Steve Fisher (Jose Larin) 6:42; Peter Classi (unassisted) 7:45; Maciek Serafin (Peter Classi) 14:24; D-none; Second Half: D- Matt Haney (Anthony Talarico) 56:22; LU- Maciek Serafin (Peter Classi) 56:43; D-Matt Haney (Richard Zeller) 59:27; LU- Steve Fisher (unassisted) 71:11

Shots: D - 9 L-13; Corner Kicks: D -2, L - 1; Saves: D - 5 (Kyle Haynes 5, 73:00 minutes) (Morgan Funsten 0, 17:00 minutes); L - 4 (Sam Bishop); Fouls: D - 9, L - 24; Offsides: D - 0, L- 3

 

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