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Jaime Selva walking in front of the net
Jim Stankiewicz
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Southern N.H. SNHU (9-5-1, 6-3-1)
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Winner Southern Conn. St. SCSU (4-10-1, 4-7-0)
Southern N.H. SNHU
(9-5-1, 6-3-1)
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Final
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Southern Conn. St. SCSU
(4-10-1, 4-7-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 1 0 1
Southern Conn. St. SCSU 0 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Seven-Match Unbeaten Streak Snapped as Men's Soccer Falls to Southern Connecticut in OT, 2-1

Penmen had not lost since Sept. 25

When and Where: October 30, 2021 – New Haven, Conn. (Jess Dow Field)
Score: Southern Connecticut State University 2, Southern New Hampshire University 1 (OT)
Records: SNHU 9-5-1 (7-3-1 NE10), SCSU 4-10-1 (4-7-0 NE10)

Graduate student Jaime Selva (Alicante, Spain) netted the equalizer in the 73rd minute, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Southern Connecticut State University in overtime Saturday at Jess Dow Field.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Selva – goal
KEY MOMENTS
  • After Southern Connecticut broke the scoreless deadlock with a goal just 2:48 into the second stanza, Southern New Hampshire tied it on Selva's strike at the 72:47 mark.
  • The Owls won it just 54 seconds into the extra session on a goal by Alex da Cunha.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Senior Jackson Rivers (Epping, N.H.) stopped three of the five shots he faced.
  • Southern Connecticut 'keeper Aren Seeger made nine saves.
  • The Penmen outshot the Owls, 14-10, including 9-5 in shots on target.
  • SNHU also doubled up SCSU in corner kicks, 6-3.
NOTES
  • The Penmen had been unbeaten in their previous seven matches (6-0-1), as well as eight of their last nine (7-1-1), and had won five-in-a-row.
  • SNHU is now in a fourth-place tie in the NE10 standings with one match remaining in the regular-season. The Penmen will be the No. 4 seed with a win in their regular-season finale, while a loss could drop them as low as sixth.
  • Southern Connecticut now leads the all-time series with Southern New Hampshire, 30-17-8. The Penmen had been unbeaten in 12 of the last 13 against SCSU (10-1-2).
  • This marked SNHU's first road loss against the Owls since Sept. 22, 2007 (3-0), a span of six matches (4-0-2).
  • This is Southern New Hampshire's first overtime loss of the season (1-1-1) and snaps a nine-match unbeaten streak in overtime contests (1-0-8). The last time SNHU lost in overtime was Oct. 27, 2017 at Saint Michael's (2-1).
  • Selva's goal moves him into a three-way tie for fourth place on the team in points (9).
  • SNHU dips to 112-24-16 (.789) over its last 152 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen wrap up the regular season Wednesday, Nov. 3 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Stonehill College at Penmen Stadium.

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