Box Score BOX SCORE
When and Where: October 12, 2018 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score: Franklin Pierce University 1, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: FPU 6-7-0 (5-4-0 NE10), SNHU 10-2-1 (6-2-1 NE10)
A 70th-minute goal proved to be the difference Friday night as the seventh-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team was edged by in-state rival Franklin Pierce University at Sodexo Field.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Senior goalkeeper Daniel Milton (Ajax, Ontario) stopped three of the four shots he faced.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the match in a scoreless deadlock, Noam Kolakofsky put Franklin Pierce on the board at the 69:21 mark when he collected a thru-ball from Joel Peterson and made a move on Milton before finding the back of the net.
- Each goalkeeper was only forced to make one save the rest of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jadel Poon-Lewis made three saves for Franklin Pierce in the shutout.
- The Penmen owned a 13-7 advantage in shots, including 9-4 in the second half.
- SNHU also held an 8-3 margin in corner kicks.
- The match featured three separate yellow cards in the final minute.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, which is ranked seventh in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll, loses for the second time in four matches.
- The Ravens win their fifth straight match. Franklin Pierce has also defeated SNHU in three straight home matches – all by one goal.
- Southern New Hampshire falls to 91-13-10 (.842) over its last 114 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Oct. 17 (3 p.m.) when they take on Bentley University.
- The next home match for SNHU is Saturday, Oct. 20 (4 p.m.) when it plays host to the College of Saint Rose at Penmen Stadium.
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