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UNC Wilmington 1, Delaware 0

October 5, 2003

WILMINGTON, NC -- UNC Wilmington's Sam Leger tallied the only goal of the afternoon to send the Delaware men's soccer team to their third consecutive loss and second loss in Colonial Athletic Association action with a 1-0 Seahawks' triumph on Sunday afternoon.

Leger scored in the early minutes of the second half off a pass from Dustin Efird for the game-winner at 53:17.

Senior Morgan Funsten (King of Prussia, PA/Upper Merion) registered his first start in goal for the Blue Hens since 2001. He tallied a team and season high eight saves on the afternoon while tallying his first career loss.

The Blue Hens (3-6-2, 0-2-0 CAA) took a season-low two shots to the Seahawks' (8-2-1, 2-0-0 CAA) 13.

Delaware returns to action on Wednesday, October 10 when it hosts George Mason at 7 p.m. in CAA play.

AGATE:

Delaware............................0....0.....0
UNC Wilmington............0....1......1

Scoring Summary: 1st Half: No scoring; 2nd Half: UNCW- Sam Leger (Dustin Efird), 53:17.

Shots: D - 2, W- 13; Corner Kicks: D -5, W - 5; Saves: D - 8 (Morgan Funsten); W - 1 (Brad Knighton); Fouls: D - 11, W - 14; Offsides: D - 3, W- 1.

 

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