FINAL SCORE
UNCW 2 (1-1-1, 1-0 CAA)
Monmouth 0 (2-1-0, 0-1 CAA)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – In its first CAA match, the Monmouth University men's soccer team came out on the losing end of a 2-0 decision against UNC Wilmington on Saturday afternoon, dropping to 0-1 in the league.
 
The Seahawks scored twice in the second half in the 53^rd and 81^st minutes to earn their first victory of the season and start off 1-0 in conference play.
 
Griffin Tomas and Jonas Lyshoj each fired off four shots for the Hawks while Eryk Dymora made four saves in net.
 
NOTES
-Dymora's shutout streak came to an end at 232:11
-The Hawks are now 1-1 all-time against UNC Wilmington
-Jason Wallack saw his first action of the season
-Cole Pergan made his collegiate debut
-Tomas, Gabe Dahlin, and Christoffer Jensen each tallied a shot on goal
-Six Monmouth student-athletes—Dymora, Dahlin, Jensen, Lyshoj, Olle Brorsson, and Luke McBeth—played all 90 minutes
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU held the slight advantage in overall shots, 14-13
-Six of UNCW's shots were on target compared to three for Monmouth
-The Hawks earned four corners while the Seahawks earned three
-Monmouth narrowly won the saves battle, 4-3
-UNCW was called for 14 fouls with Monmouth committing seven
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will have another CAA match next Saturday against Hofstra, with kick-off at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn scheduled for 7 p.m. The contest will be broadcast live on FloSports.