GAME 5: Saint Peter's (1-3-0) at Delaware (5-1-0)
WHEN: Sun, Sept. 14, 2014, 1 p.m.
WHERE: Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium, Newark, Del.
SERIES INFORMATION: Saint Peter's leads 3-2-0
LAST MEETING: Delaware 2, Saint Peter's 0 (9-20-13)
FIRST MEETING: Saint Peter's 2, Delaware 0 (9-26-07)
SERIES STREAK: Delaware won 2
LAST SAINT PETER'S WIN: 2-1 ot (9-21-10)
opening pitch… Sunday's match between Saint Peter's and Delaware marks the sixth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2007 season. The Blue Hens have won the last two matches in the series to trim the Peacocks advantage in the series to 3-2. The last Saint Peter's win was a 2-1 overtime decision in 2010.
the word on the blue hens… Delaware comes into the contest 5-0 after defeating Seton Hall 3-2 on Wednesday. Guillermo Delgado paces the Blue Hens with five goals for 10 points. Jaime Martinez ranks second on the team with three goals and two assists for eight points while Joe Dipre has three tallies and a helper for seven points. Delaware has scored 16 goals in its first five games this season. Borja Barbero has eight saves, a 0.50 goals against average and a .800 save percentage.
last time we met… Delaware defeated Saint Peter's 2-0 on Sept. 20, 2013. David Giddings made seven saves for the Peacocks' in the loss. Guillermo Delgado and Prince Nartley both scored for the Blue Hens while Borja Barbero turned away four shots in the winning effort.
last time out… Villanova defeated Saint Peter's 3-1 on Thursday. Luke Fairlamb posted the goal for the Peacocks while David Giddings made five saves on the afternoon.
next on tap… Saint Peter's concludes its six-game road trip to start the season on Sept. 20 at Bryant. The Peacocks make their 2014 Jaroschak Field debut against St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 24.
maddee' honored… Marcel Maddee' was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 1-7. It is the senior's second conference honor in his career. Maddee' scored twice to help the Saint Peter's men's soccer team to a 2-1 win against Hartwick on Sunday. The senior converted a Hawks' giveway into a breakaway tally at the 3:32 mark to give the Peacocks an early 1-0 lead. He then took a feed from Santiago Mateus and found the back of the net at the 68:44 mark for what proved ro be the eventual game-winning goal. It was the senior's second multi-goal performance of his career after posting two goals in a 2-all standstill against Niagara last season on Oct. 5, 2013.
collegiate firsts… Sophomore Luke Fairlamb notched his first collegiate goal against Villanova on Sept. 11. The sophomore had three assists as a freshman, but had not twinkled the twine until his tally against the Wildcats. Sophomore Santiago Mateus posted his first career point on an assist in the 2-1 win against Hartwick on Sept. 7.
so close… Saint Peter's finished 4-9-5 last season and played in seven overtime games. The Peacocks were 1-1-5 in extra session contests and played in 15 games that were decided by one goal or less. Saint Peter's was 4-4-5 in games set in that margin of score in 2013. Three of the four games played in 2014 have been decided by one goal or less.
say willie, are you ready to go on the road again... The Peacocks will start the season with a six-game road trip. It will be the third time in team history the squad has opened a season with six-straight away contests, joining the 1993 and 2011 teams. It will also be the only the second time in program history Saint Peter's will play nine of its first 10 games on the road and the first since the 2003 campaign.
preseason poll… The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced the Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. The defending league regular season champions Monmouth earned 112 points to be tabbed as the preseason favorite while Quinnipiac, the team that defeated the Hawks in the MAAC Championship Game, earned 101 points to finish second in the poll. Iona (98), Fairfield (90), Manhattan (64), Siena (62), Rider (49), Marist (35), Niagara (32) and Saint Peter's (26) rounded out the poll.
foreign flavor… Head coach Julian Richens has an international feel to his 2013 squad. Freshman Gabrielle Bandelli (Italy), junior Michael Broncati (Brazil), sophomore Luke Fairlamb (England), Itay Hajaj (Israel), Davis Hocking (Canada), Reece Lambert (New Zealand), Marcel Maddee' (Germany), Louis Mobbs (England) and Dor Uzan (Israel) each hail from countries outside the United States.
new to the flock… Head coach Julian Richens has added junior Carlos Cartegna and freshmen Gabrielle Bandelli, Ezequiel Cei, Michael Crentsil, Itay Hajaj, Davis Hocking, Brandon Pereira, Chris Rodrigues, Andrew Romero have been added to the team in 2014.
about the coach… Head coach Julian Richens is in his fourth season as the head coach of the men's soccer team at Saint Peter's. The Peacocks beat Seton Hall in the 2012 season opener under the watch of Richens.
