NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was still early in the 2019 season the last time the Yale men's soccer team played UConn. The Bulldogs made a big statement that night by knocking off the Huskies 3-0 at Reese Stadium. It was a victory that gave a still emerging program confidence and perhaps laid the groundwork for what became a memorable season, culminating in an Ivy League championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. The teams meet again on Tuesday night in Storrs, and the Bulldogs will again look to benefit from a game against a perennially strong UConn program.
Kickoff at Morrone Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. and FloSports has the video.
Here are notes on the matchup between the two state rivals:
* Yale has a number of new faces playing prominent roles in 2021. Five newcomers have started at least one game so far this season.
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Kahveh Zahiroleslam is one of the newcomers making an impact. He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday after scoring and adding an assist in Saturday's 4-1 victory over UMass Lowell. He has scored two goals on the season.
* The Bulldogs feature two of the Ivy League's top four scorers in
Paolo Carroll and
Eric Lagos. Carroll, who scored twice in the win over UMass Lowell, has seven points on the young season, while Lagos has three goals for six points.
* Yale goalkeeper
Elian Haddock is second in the Ivy League with 18 saves
* The Bulldogs' last victory in Storrs came in 2003, 1-0 over a UConn squad that was ranked No. 17 in the nation at the time.
SCOUTING UCONN
The Huskies (2-1) are coming off a 1-0 victory over Monmouth on Saturday night. Okem Chime scored the game-winning goal in overtime. All three of UConn's game have been played in Morrone Stadium. UConn has yielded just one goal in its three games. Ray Reid, who is in his 24
th season at the helm of the Huskies program, is the NCAA's third winningest active coach.
Yale at UConn
Tues., Sept. 14
Storrs, Conn.
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