When and Where: October 26, 2022 – Waltham, Mass. (Bentley Soccer Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Bentley University 1
Records: SNHU 6-4-5 (3-4-5 NE10), Bentley 7-7-3 (5-6-1 NE10)
Senior
Victoria Roulston (E. Falmouth, Mass.) and freshman
Arianna Georgantas (W. Bridgewater, Mass.) scored goals in the back-half of the opening stanza, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team notched a had-to-have-it 2-1 victory at Bentley University to extend its season Wednesday afternoon at the Bentley Soccer Field.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Roulston – goal
- Georgantas – goal
- Senior Allison Beaumont (Milton, Ontario) – 2 assists
- Graduate student Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) – season-high 9 saves
KEY MOMENTS
- Bentley grabbed a 1-0 lead 11:33 into the contest on a Sydney O'Connor goal.
- Roulston tied it in the final second of the 27th minute off a Beaumont assist.
- Georgantas scored what proved to be the game winner 5:27 before halftime, with grad student Anne Sikkema (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) and Beaumont picking up helpers.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bentley 'keeper Claire Ewen made one save.
- Bentley outshot SNHU, 23-9, including 10-3 in shots on target.
- The Falcons also owned an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire punches its ticket to the NE10 Championship, claiming the No. 8 seed, and will go on the road to the top seed for a quarterfinal matchup on Sunday (Oct. 30). The College of Saint Rose will earn the top seed with a win against Adelphi University later Wednesday, while Franklin Pierce University would be the No. 1 seed with a Saint Rose loss or tie.
- SNHU, which leads the all-time series with Bentley, 17-7-3, is 11-2-3 in the last 16 meetings between the two squads.
- Roulston's goal is her third of the season and the fourth of her career, while Georgantas' tally is her second with the Penmen.
- The Penmen are now 44-17-13 (.682) over their last 74 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen will hit the road for an NE10 Championship quarterfinal matchup at either Franklin Pierce or Saint Rose on Sunday, Oct. 30.