CONCORD, N.H. – NHTI Men's Soccer returns to Yankee Small College Conference play Thursday afternoon, traveling to Vermont State University Randolph for a 2:30 p.m. matchup at Varsity Athletic Field.
Thursday's contest was originally scheduled for Sept. 30 before being postponed and moved to Oct. 8. As part of the schedule adjustment, NHTI's originally scheduled non-conference home match against Massasoit Community College on Thursday was canceled.
The Lynx enter the matchup at 0-5-1 overall and 0-4-1 in YSCC play after a pair of Homecoming Weekend contests (Oct. 3 and 4). NHTI earned its first point of the season with a 2-2 draw against Word of Life on Saturday before falling 3-0 to Paul Smith's College Sunday.
Vermont State Randolph enters Thursday at 2-4-1 overall and 0-1-1 in conference play. Both programs currently have one point in the YSCC standings.
NHTI has scored nine goals through six countable matches this season, led by Delvaughn Daley (Randolph, Mass.), who has recorded four goals and two assists for a team-high 10 points. Daley's four goals are tied for eighth among YSCC players and his two assists are tied for ninth.
Jacob Hanson (Pembroke, N.H.) and Geovanni Lopez (Manchester, N.H.) have each added one goal and one assist for three points, while Kombozi Amosi (Manchester, N.H.), Dominic Davis (Pembroke, N.H.) and Japhari Ramadhani (Manchester, N.H.) have also scored for the Lynx.
In goal, Kurt Olson and Daniel Sherkanowski (Bristol, N.H.) have split the six matches, each making three starts. Olson has recorded 19 saves while Sherkanowski has made 18.
Thursday begins the final stretch of NHTI's regular-season schedule. Following the trip to Randolph, the Lynx travel to Roxbury Community College Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. before returning home to host Southern Maine Community College Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. NHTI closes the regular season Saturday, Oct. 17, at York County Community College.
Kickoff between NHTI and Vermont State Randolph is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Varsity Athletic Field in Randolph Center, Vermont. The match will be available to watch live at YSCCSportsNetwork.com.
