Box Score

When and Where: November 3, 2021 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: #16 Southern New Hampshire University 2, American International College 0
Records: SNHU 13-2-1 (11-2-0 NE10), AIC 7-9-1 (5-7-1 NE10)

#16 Southern New Hampshire women's soccer earned the top-seed in the upcoming NE10 tournament, completing the regular season with a 2-0 win over American International College on Wednesday afternoon at Penmen Stadium.

KEY MOMENTS

• Senior Amberly Mentz (La Mirada, Calif.) found the net with a header off a pass from senior Sydney Carney (Northborough, Mass.) at 12:02 to put the Penmen up 1-0.
• The Penmen added an insurance goal at 76:25 on a left-footed blast by senior Oriane Hoeman (Burlington, Mass.). The kick came off a pass from junior Jordan Butters (Beverly, Mass.).

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Senior goalkeeper Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) stopped both shots she faced and recorded her fifth shutout of the season.
• SNHU dominated AIC in shots, 26-2, including a 15-2 edge in shots on target.
• The Penmen also held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, which is ranked 16th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II National Top 25 Poll, snapped a two-game losing streak after starting the season with a 13-game unbeaten streak – the longest to start a campaign for the program since 1989.
• The Penmen claim the program's first NE10 Regular-Season Championship and No. 1 seed for the upcoming NE10 Championship, which begins Sunday.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with American International College, 20-9-2, and is unbeaten in four of the last six meetings (3-2-1).
• For Mentz, the goal was her first of the season, and first career goal for the Penmen.
• Hoeman's goal was her first of 2021, and second of her career.
• SNHU now has nine shutouts this season, which are the most since the 2017 squad recorded 12.
• The Penmen outscored their opponents, 28-8, in the regular season.
• SNHU is now 56-17-11 (.798) over its last 84 matches dating back to the 2016 campaign.
• SNHU is also now 30-3-4 (.865) at home since the end of the 2016 season, including 21-3-2 (.846) at Penmen Stadium. The Penmen extend their home unbeaten streak to 11 (9-0-2), dating back to Oct. 5, 2019.  

WHAT'S NEXT

• Top-seeded SNHU will play host to eighth-seeded Southern Connecticut State University in an NE10 Championship quarterfinal match at Penmen Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 7 (1 p.m.).  

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