NEWARK, Del. – Senior Antonio Bustamante scored in the 88th minute, and fifth-year senior Sam Onyeador made it stand as the William & Mary men's soccer team claimed a Colonial Athletic Association road win at Delaware, 1-0, on Saturday night. The Tribe (3-7-2, 1-2-2 CAA) picked up a big three points in the league standings and snapped Delaware's (4-9, 3-3 CAA) six-match unbeaten streak in the series.
 
With the match scoreless in the closing minutes, freshman John Eberle started the counterattack for W&M and sent the ball wide to senior Ryder Bell. The Tribe striker played a nicely weighted ball into the 18-yard box where Bustamante ran onto it. The All-American slotted it home past a UD defender and inside the left post from eight yards out for the winner.
 
Onyeador, who finished with a career-high five saves, came up with two big saves in the final two minutes. He smothered a Noa Benninga free kick from 25 yards out down in the 89th minute, before knocking down a Soren Frost liner from 20 yards out in the closing seconds.
 
W&M Starters - #1 Onyeador (GK), #4 Forst, #5 Golan, #7 Smith, #8 Fuquene, #10 A. Bustamante, #11 Bell, #12 Berry, #17 Acosta, #19 Hosseinain, #21 Trott
 
Delaware Starters – #0 Morton (GK), #2 Schroeder, #3 Campbell, #4 Prieto, #6 Masson-Viale, #9 Vavrous, #12 Frost, #14 Benninga, #18 Gillin, #20 Calhoun, #30 Hummrich
 
Scoring
88' | Antonio Bustamante (W&M) (assisted: Ryder Bell)
 
Quotable
"We are thrilled to get the three points tonight. It was not our sharpest performance, but the guys worked extremely hard and really tried to execute the plan. In the end, two of our special players, Ryder and Antonio, had moments of quality and that was the difference. I'm also really pleased for Sam Onyeador in goal. He came up big when called upon and deserved the shutout." – W&M Head Coach Chris Norris
 
Inside the Numbers
- Delaware outshot the Tribe 8-6 on the night and by one shot in each half. UD placed four of its five second-half shots on goal, while W&M had four second-half shots.
- The Tribe attempted six corner kicks compared to five for the Blue Hens.
- Fifth-year senior Sam Onyeador made a career-high five saves in the shutout. It marked W&M's second shutout this season and first since the season-opening win over Saint Joseph's.
 
Notes
Senior Antonio Bustamante scored a goal for the third time in the last four matches … It marked his fourth goal of the season and 34th of his career … Bustamante tallied his eighth career game-winning goal, which ranks 12th in program history … His 84 career points are only three shy of ninth on the school lore … He leads the Tribe with 14 points on the year (four goals, six assists) … Senior Ryder Bell recorded his second assist of the year and the 19th of his W&M career … Bell is second on the team at 12 points on five goals and two assists in just nine matches … Fifth-year senior Sam Onyeador registered his first career shutout with five saves … The five saves for Onyeador were a career high …  The Tribe picked up its first win at Delaware since 2009 and lead the all-time series in Newark at 6-3-1 … W&M now leads the overall series with the Blue Hens at 14-7-2 and snapped UD's six-match unbeaten streak in the series (5-0-1).
 
Up Next
The Tribe steps away from CAA action when it travels to Virginia Tech for the final non-conference match of the year. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The match will be streamed online on the ACC Network Extra and the WatchESPN app.