BOX SCORE
POST GAME INTERVIEW: HEAD COACH JOSH TAYLOR 
HIGHLIGHTS 

When and Where: November 8, 2015 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 1, Adelphi University 0
Records: SNHU 18-1-0, Adelphi 13-4-3

Senior Sebastian Stezewski (New Britain, Conn.) scored what would prove to be the only goal of the match in the 19^th minute to lift the third-ranked and top-seeded Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to its fourth straight Northeast-10 title with a 1-0 victory against third-seeded Adelphi University on Sunday afternoon at Larkin Field.

Both teams are expected to hear their name called Monday night when the NCAA announces the field for the 2015 Division II Men's Soccer Championship on a selection show that airs at 6 p.m. on NCAA.com.

Stezewski gave the Penmen a 1-0 lead 18:17 into the match as he dribbled through a handful of Adelphi defenders and sent a low shot, which he tucked just inside the left post, past diving Panther goalkeeper, Spenser Powell.

Southern New Hampshire nearly doubled its lead in the 38^th minute as graduate student Nate Horton (Stowe, Vt.) made a bid similar to Stezewski's goal, but the ball rolled just inches wide of the left post.

Powell kept it a one-goal game for Adelphi late in the 58^th minute as the deep drive off a restart from senior Jonathan Lupinelli (Mont de Marsan, France) looked to be a back-of-the-net-seeking missile, but Powell leapt and punched the ball over the crossbar.

Powell again saved the day for Adelphi early in the 63^rd minute as Stezewski made a bid for his second of the day, but the visiting goalkeeper was able to get enough of the ball to deflect if off the crossbar. The rebound caromed out to graduate student Sofiane Tergou (Bitche, France), who hit a quick strike that Powell was able to knock away and out of play.

The furious pace continued late in the 65^th minute as Federico De Oliveira found himself alone in the box with the ball on his foot, but his chance at the equalizer went wide of the open right side of the net.

Adelphi possessed for the majority of the final 10 minutes of the match, but did not generate any hugely dangerous chances as the Penmen staved off the Panthers.

Senior Sebastian Stezewski takes a shot that winds up as the match's only goal in the 19th minute

Senior goalkeeper Nick Zucco (Ludlow, Mass.) only needed to make two saves for his eighth shutout of the season, while Powell turned away four shots for Adelphi. 

Notes:
-Southern New Hampshire, which was playing in its fifth straight Northeast-10 Championship final, becomes the first team ever to capture four consecutive NE-10 titles.
-It is the seventh Northeast-10 title overall for the Penmen, who snap a tie with crosstown rival Saint Anselm College for the most in league history.
-The Penmen outshot Adelphi, 13-8, and held a 13-2 advantage in corner kicks.
-Stezewski was named the 2015 Northeast-10 Championship Most Valuable Player, while Zucco and junior Gilbert Manier (Kigali, Rwanda) joined Stezewski on the 2015 Northeast-10 All-Championship Team.

Up Next:
The Penmen will now await Monday's NCAA Tournament Selection Show to see who they will draw in the opening match of the East Regional, which Southern New Hampshire is the favorite to be hosting. The selection show can be viewed HERE Nov. 9 at 6 p.m.

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