Southern New Hampshire University

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Shubitidze – goal
• Freshman Phillipp Hermann (Bruckmuehl, Germany) – assist

KEY MOMENTS

• Franklin Pierce struck first just 7:23 in with a Miguel Secades Rodriguez strike.
• Shubitidze tied it at the 15:10 mark off an assist from Hermann.
• It was all Ravens from there, however, as they scored three more to take a 4-1 lead to the locker room and tacked on three more in the second half.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Sophomore Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) allowed six goals over the opening 58:37 of action, while junior Christian da Cruz (Ludlow, Mass.) stopped one of two shots he faced in the final 31:23 for the only Penmen save.
• Franklin Pierce outshot SNHU, 17-4, including 8-2 in shots on target.
• The Ravens also owned a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.

NOTES

• The Penmen have dropped the last five meetings with the Ravens, but SNHU leads the all-time series 30-29-6. FPU edged SNHU, 1-0, at Ouellette Stadium on Oct. 22.
• Franklin Pierce is ranked No. 1 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll.
• The tilt was a rematch of last season's NE10 semifinal in which Franklin Pierce scored a 2-1 overtime win in Rindge.
• Southern New Hampshire dips to 23-10-7 (.663) all-time in NE10 Championship play, including 2-8-2 (.250) against Franklin Pierce. The Penmen had never lost by more than two goals in the NE10 postseason.
• The seven goals are the most the Penmen have given up since Sept. 28, 1994 when they dropped a 7-4 decision at home to Franklin Pierce. Meanwhile, the six-goal margin of defeat is SNHU's worst since a 6-0 loss against Southern Connecticut State University on Oct. 30, 1982.
• SNHU falls to 0-3-0 this season against nationally-ranked opponents.

• SNHU will now await its NCAA Championship fate. The NCAA Selection Show airs Monday, Nov. 7 (6:30 p.m.) on NCAA.com.