Northeast-10 Championship Semifinal
No. 3-Ranked/No. 1-Seeded Southern New Hampshire (16-1-0, 12-1-0 Northeast-10)
vs.
No. 4-Seeded Bentley (10-6-1, 8-4-1 Northeast-10)
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 7:00 p.m.
Larkin Field - Manchester, N.H.
SERIES: Southern New Hampshire leads 24-3-5
LAST MEETING: SNHU 1, Bentley 0 (9/16/15 at Manchester N.H.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last Time Out: SNHU 3, Saint Michael's 0 (11/3/15 at Manchester, N.H.) Streak: Won 3
Scoring Leaders:
#10 Sofiane Tergou, Gr. (7 goals, 11 assists, 25 points)
#7 Sebastian Stezewski, Sr. (9 goals, 3 assists, 21 points)
#23 Michael Rowley, Jr. (7 goals, 2 assists, 16 points)
In Goal: #30 Nick Zucco, Sr. (0.56 GAA, .840 save pct. 7 shutouts)
Notes: Southern New Hampshire University took advantage of an early goal in each half of Tuesday night's quarterfinal matchup, and cruised to a 3-0 win against eighth-seeded Saint Michael's College. Senior Sebastian Stezewski (New Britain, Conn.) scored less than four minutes into the game, while junior Michael Rowley (Cooperstown, N.Y.) put away his seventh goal of the season off of a rebound less than a minute into the second half. The Penmen look to return to the NE-10 championship final for the fifth straight year with a victory against fourth-seeded Bentley University on Friday night at 7 p.m. Southern New Hampshire won its lone matchup against the Falcons on Sept. 16 by a final score of 1-0. A Penmen victory would set up a championship game this Sunday at 1 p.m. against either Merrimack College or Adelphi University.
BENTLEY
Last Time Out: Bentley 3, Southern Connecticut 2 (11/3/15 at Waltham, Mass.) Streak: Won 3
Scoring Leaders:
#6 Nick Hoffman, Sr. (8 goals, 5 assists, 21 points)
#15 Sean Sullivan, So. (7 goals, 1 assist, 15 points)
#29 Scott Levy, Sr. (4 goals, 6 assists, 14 points)
In Goal: #18 Jack Blatchford, Sr. (1.26 GAA, .725 save pct., 3 shutouts)
Notes: Bentley University used a flurry of second half goals to defeat Southern Connecticut State University 3-2 on Tuesday in Waltham, Massachusetts. After a scoreless first half, the Owls jumped ahead 1-0 before the Falcons responded with three goals in less than 10 minutes to secure the win. Bentley is led by senior Nick Hoffman (East Brookfield, Mass.), who has tallied eight goals and five assists for a total of 21 points. The Falcons were held scoreless in their previous meeting against Southern New Hampshire earlier this fall. A win would put Bentley into the NE-10 Tournament finals for the first time since 2010, where it lost to Franklin Pierce 1-0.
