BOX SCORE

When and Where: September 28, 2016 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score: Southern Franklin Pierce 1, New Hampshire University 0
Records: Franklin Pierce 6-1 (4-1 NE-10), SNHU 6-1 (4-1 NE-10)

Graduate goalkeeper Nick Zucco (Ludlow, Mass.) matched a career high with six saves, but Marius Preber scored with just 1:44 remaining in regulation as Franklin Pierce University stunned the second-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team, 1-0, Wednesday evening at Sodexo Field.

The match between the two NE-10 titans and in-state foes seemed destined to go to overtime until a Franklin Pierce corner service was headed out of the box by a Southern New Hampshire defender, but directly to Preber, whose shot from the left sailed into the back of the net.

Notes:
-The Penmen were playing without two of their best offensive players, including leading scorer Rayane Boukemia (Strasbourg, France).
-The loss snapped a 13-match unbeaten streak for the Penmen that dated back to last season. The last time the Penmen took a defeat was Oct. 24, 2015 in a 2-0 home loss to Merrimack College.
-It marked the first time SNHU was shut out since a 0-0 tie against Long Island University-LIU Post on Nov. 19, 2015 when the Penmen fell on penalty kicks in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Zucco, who last stopped six shots in a 3-2 win at Adelphi University on Oct. 17, 2015, drops to 22-2-1 for his career.
-SNHU is now 64-4-4 (.917) over its last 72 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season, while it is unbeaten in 56 of its last 60 (54-4-2; .917) at home.
-The Penmen outshot the Ravens, 15-13, while Franklin Pierce held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks, including 4-0 in the second stanza.
-Jadel Poon-Lewis stopped all three shots he faced for the Ravens. 

Up Next:
The Penmen will look to get back on track Saturday, Oct. 1 (12 p.m.) when they wrap up their three-game road swing against Le Moyne College. The next home game for SNHU is Wednesday, Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) when it closes out non-conference play by hosting Queens (N.Y.) College at Larkin Field.

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