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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Paulson Edum (Calabar, Nigeria) scored a pair of goals to lead No. 5 Southern New Hampshire University to a 2-1 Northeast-10 men's soccer victory over No. 17 Merrimack College at Warrior Field Saturday afternoon.  The Penmen, who also entered the game ranked first in the adidas/NSCAA East region poll, are now 13-1-2 overall and 9-0-2 in NE-10 play.  The Warriors, who entered the game ranked second in the region, are now 9-3-2 and 6-3-1 in the league.

SNHU's win was its fourth in a row and also extended its unbeaten streak to 13 games (11-0-2) dating back to a 1-0 loss to Wilmington University on September 3.  It marks SNHU's longest unbeaten streak since a 16-game string in 2002 (15-0-1).  The win also clinched a first-round home game in the upcoming Northeast-10 Tournament for the Penmen, as they can finish no lower than third in the league standings.

Edum got the Penmen on the board at the game's 12:07 mark when he headed home a crossing pass from Ransford Shand (Brooklyn, NY).  Just over 12 minutes later Edum would strike again when he took a pass from Kevin Woods (Alyth, Scotland) and fired it into the top right corner of the goal.  SNHU would hold a 2-0 lead into halftime.  Merrimack would halve SNHU's lead with just over 13 minutes left when Tiago Dalboni scored following a scramble in front of the Penmen goal.

Sean Lambert (Rehoboth, MA) made four saves for Southern New Hampshire in a complete-game effort in goal.  Merrimack keeper Rob Pedra turned aside two shots.  The Warriors held a 14-9 shot advantage on the afternoon, including a 10-2 edge in the second half.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action on Wednesday afternoon when it travels to Saint Anselm College for a 3:00 contest.