BOX SCORE 

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Freshman goalkeeper Joey Kapinos (Ludlow, MA) made three saves en route to his first collegiate shutout as Southern New Hampshire University posted a 3-0 men's soccer victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas College at Larkin Field Saturday afternoon.  The Penmen upped their record to 3-1-0 on the season, while the Spartans now sit at 0-1-1 overall.

The Penmen would score all three of their goals in the first half.  Southern New Hampshire would get on the board just 1:56 in when it was awarded a penalty kick after Daniel Hernandez (Salem, NH) was hauled down in the box by a Spartan defender.  Kevin Woods (Alyth, Scotland) converted the penalty kick to give SNHU the 1-0 advantage.

At the 18:16 mark, the hosts made it 2-0 when Adrian Schippers (Ashby, MA) scored on a beautiful diving header off a right-to-left crossing pass by Jamie Phillips (Hampton, NH).  Hernandez also assisted on the goal.  The Penmen made it 3-0 52 seconds before intermission when Brendan Joseph (Bedford, NH) collected a ball popped into the box by Jayme Kapinos (Ludlow, MA) and one-timed it past Saint Thomas Aquinas keeper Andrew Tartara (Bardonia, NY).

Joey Kapinos, who was making his first career start, made all three of his saves in the first half as his team outshot the Spartans 22-4.  Tartara went the opening 45 minutes in goal and turned aside five shots before giving way to Nick Croce (Mahopac, NY), who made one save in the second half.

Over its first four contests, SNHU has outshot opponents 68-18 and allowed just one goal while posting three shutouts.

Southern New Hampshire opens Northeast-10 play Wednesday night when it hosts Saint Michael's College in a 7:00 contest at Larkin Field.