NEWARK, Del. – The Neumann University Men's Soccer team, for the second straight year, took the opportunity to challenge a Division One program. On Tuesday night, they headed south to the University of Delaware and fell by a final score of 10-0.
 
The Knights started off aggressively in the first couple of minutes, but the Blue Hens offensive game proved to be a difficult problem to solve. In the seventh minute, Delaware took the lead after a giveaway on the side of the 18-yard box. They doubled their edge two minutes later and made it 3-0 in the 16^th minute. Delaware grabbed two more goals in the 20^th and 22^nd minutes before the defense settled down for a while. Goals in the 32^nd and 42^nd minutes gave the Blue Hens a seven-goal lead at the break.
 
To start the second half, Neumann earned three straight corners but couldn't threaten the goal. In the 53^rd minute, AJ Henry made a brilliant diving save on a header but the Blue Hens potted home their eighth of the game just seconds later. Delaware added two more in the 76^th and 87^th minutes to close out the scoring. Neumann's best opportunity came in the 77th minute when Conor McCarthy and Owen Rem forced back-to-back close in saves from the goalkeeper.   
 
Neumann (7-3-3, 3-0 Atlantic East) sees their five-game winning and nine-game undefeated streaks come to an end, but they will try to return to their winning ways on Saturday afternoon for an Atlantic East Conference match at Gwynedd Mercy University. Kick-off is scheduled for 12:00 PM.