Box Score VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
When and Where: September 6, 2015 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire 3, Chestnut Hill College 0
Records: SNHU 1-0, CHC 0-2
Sofiane Tergou (Bitche, France) notched a goal and an assist as the Southern New Hampshire men's soccer team, ranked No. 7 in the preseason NSCAA Division II poll, opened 2015 with a 3-0 win over Chestnut Hill Sunday.
Tergou scored the lone goal of the first half when the Penmen were awarded a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, which he put past Chestnut Hill keeper James Jackson. The game remained 1-0 until the 68:38 mark when Michael Rowley (Cooperstown, N.Y.) headed home a long cross off the foot of Jonathan Lupinelli (Mont de Marsan, France).
Just under four minutes later, Dominic Samuel (Toronto, Ontario) made it 3-0 when he headed in a corner kick by Tergou.
Nick Zucco (Ludlow, Mass.) made a pair of saves for the shutout, while Jackson recorded eight stops.
Notes:
- Southern New Hampshire held a commanding 31-5 shot advantage on the afternoon.
- Lupinelli's assist is the 26th of his career, moving him into a tie for seventh place in program history.
- The Penmen took nine of the game's 10 corner kicks.
- The win was the first for first-year head coach Josh Taylor, who had spent seven years as an assistant with the program before being promoted in April.
What's Next:
Southern New Hampshire returns to action Wednesday night when it hosts Post University in a 7:30 contest at Larkin Field.
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