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Southern New Hampshire University Penmen
Michael Garcia standing on the field
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Winner Southern N.H. SNH (9-4-1, 6-2-1)
0
Saint Anselm STA (6-9-0, 3-8-0)
Winner
Southern N.H. SNH
(9-4-1, 6-2-1)
2
Final
0
Saint Anselm STA
(6-9-0, 3-8-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNH 2 0 2
Saint Anselm STA 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Two First-Half Goals Guide Men's Soccer to 2-0 Win at Saint Anselm

Penmen have won five straight and six of seven

When and Where: October 27, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Melucci Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Saint Anselm College 0
Records: SNHU 9-4-1 (7-2-1 NE10), Saint Anselm 6-9-0 (3-8-0 NE10)

Graduate student Kwesi Allen (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) and junior Michael Garcia (New Bedford, Mass.) scored goals just over five minutes apart in the opening stanza, while senior Jackson Rivers (Epping, N.H.) stopped all five shots he faced, to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 2-0 blanking of crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College on Wednesday afternoon at Melucci Field.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Allen – goal
  • Garcia – goal
  • Rivers – five saves, shutout
KEY MOMENTS
  • Allen gave Southern New Hampshire a 1-0 lead just 15:16 into the contest when he dribbled near the endline and booted the ball, which ended up deflecting off a Saint Anselm defender, before caroming off the goalkeeper's hands and into the back of the net.
  • The Penmen doubled their lead at the 20:37 mark when graduate student Nadjib Chibout (Lyon, France) carried the ball in from the left and sent a bouncing pass toward the right side of the box, where Garcia collected and sent a shot into the bottom right corner of the net.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Saint Anselm 'keeper Brian Underhill made six saves.
  • The Penmen outshot the Hawks, 16-11, including 8-5 in shots on target.
  • SNHU also held a 6-5 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
  • The Penmen are now unbeaten in their last seven matches (6-0-1), as well as eight of their last nine (7-1-1), and have won five-in-a-row.
  • Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with Saint Anselm, 34-7-6, and extends its unbeaten streak against the Hawks to 11 (10-0-1), including four straight victories. The Penmen are unbeaten in 19 of the previous 20 meetings (15-1-4).
  • The last time SNHU lost to Saint Anselm was Nov. 1, 2009 (1-0) at home, while the Penmen have not been defeated on the road by their crosstown rival since Sept. 13, 2000 (2-0) – a span of 10 matches (7-0-3).
  • After missing six straight contests due to injury, Chibout has now registered a point in each of his first four starts back.
  • The goal for Garcia was the first of his Penmen career.
  • Allen is now tied for second on the team in points (10).
  • SNHU improves to 112-23-16 (.795) over its last 151 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
  • Southern New Hampshire earns two points in the Queen City Cup standings and widens its lead to 11-3 in the battle for Manchester supremacy.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 30 (4 p.m.) when they take on Southern Connecticut State University.
  • The next and final regular-season home match for SNHU is Wednesday, Nov. 3 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to Stonehill College at Penmen Stadium.

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