Box Score BOX SCORE
When and Where: October 23, 2018 – No. Andover, Mass. (Martone-Mejail Field)
Score: Merrimack College 1, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: Merrimack 10-5-0 (7-5-0 NE10), SNHU 11-3-2 (7-3-2 NE10)
A 65th-minute goal proved to be the difference, as Merrimack College knocked off the 19th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team, 1-0, Tuesday night at Martone-Mejail Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first half, Merrimack broke through just under 20 minutes into the second stanza when Tola Showunmi delivered a pass along the endline into the six-yard box for Filippo Begliardi Ghidini, who tapped the ball past senior goalkeeper Daniel Milton (Ajax, Ontario) to make it 1-0.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Milton made one save, while Merrimack goalkeeper Tyler Packett stopped a pair of shots.
- The Penmen owned a 14-8 advantage in shots, including 6-2 in the second half.
- Southern New Hampshire also held a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- The start of the game was delayed an hour due to lightning in the area.
- SNHU will be home in the NE10 quarterfinal round Tuesday, Oct. 30 (7 p.m.) and can finish with either the No. 3 or 4 seed.
- Southern New Hampshire, which is ranked 19th in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll, is now 2-3-2 over its last seven after beginning the season 9-0-0.
- The Penmen have been held scoreless on the road over the last 336:35 dating back to Oct. 6.
- Southern New Hampshire improves to 92-14-11 (.833) over its last 117 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Friday, Oct. 26 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Saint Michael's College on Senior Night at Penmen Stadium.
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