The Green Wave Varsity Soccer team opened up the 2025 season with a 3-1 win over rival Mendham on Tuesday, September 9.

Delbarton got on the board early as Cortland Martin made his varsity presence known, scoring the opening goal, deflecting a pass into the net for the 1-0 lead 7 minutes in.  28 minutes later, captain Skanda Damaraju would sneak one of his own by the goalie for the 2-0 Delbarton lead.  

With just 11 seconds remaining in the first half, the Green Wave received a corner kick and Henry Kovacs placed a perfect pass in the box where Liam Murphy sent a booming one-timer directly in the net for the 3-0 halftime lead.  

In the second half, the Delbarton defense shined once again, holding Mendham to only 5 shots on goal.  Substitute goalie Frank Zupa made a beautiful penalty kick save to keep the score 3-0 before allowing Mendham's only goal on a ball that deflected off the crossbar and just over the line for the goal.

Zupa and starter Sebastian Rubio combined for 4 saves in the victory, while Will Antenen had 2 assists.  Delbarton will host Randolph tomorrow, September 11 its second straigth home game of the season.