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Virginia
Commonwealth 3, Delaware 1
October 3, 2002
RICHMOND, VA -- Virginia
Commonwealth's Matthew Delicate scored two goals and one
assist to send the University of Delaware men's soccer team
to a 3-1 loss in its opening match of Colonial Athletic
Association play on Friday night in Richmond, VA.
The Rams commanded a 2-0 lead within the
first twenty minutes of the contest.off goals by Matthew
Delicate and Stephen Shirley.
The Blue Hens responded in the early
going of the second half as redshirt freshman Greg Minnis
(Neptune, NJ/Neptune) registered his first collegiate
points to tighten the score to 2-1 at 66:56.
Virginia Commonwealth iced the game less
than twenty minutes as Delicate scored his second goal of
the contest at 84:00.
In goal, junior co-captain Kyle Haynes
(St. Michael's, MD/St. Michael's) made five saves for
the Blue Hens.
The Rams (6-3, 1-0 CAA) outshot the Blue
Hens 17-3 while both teams were an even 3-3 in corner
kicks.
Delaware (3-5-2, 0-1 CAA) continues its
CAA schedule on Sunday, October 5, as it travels to UNC
Wilmington for a 2 p.m. contest.
AGATE:
Delaware........0....1.....1
VCU................2.....1.....3
Scoring Summary: V- Matthew
Delicate (Stephen Shirely) 9:55; V-Stephen Shirley (Matthew
Delicate) 17:42; D- Greg Minnis (Adam Flanigan) 66:56; V-
Matthew Delicate (unassisted) 84:00.
Shots: D - 3 V-17; Corner
Kicks: D -3, V - 3; Saves: D - 5 (Kyle Haynes); V
- 1 (Saul Montero); Fouls: D - 9, V - 8; Offsides:
D - 1, V - 4.
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