When and Where: September 21, 2022 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score: RV Franklin Pierce University 1, #8 Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 5-1-0 (2-1-0 NE10), FPU 5-1-1 (2-1-0 NE10)
Jasmine Perez-Acosta scored off a deflected ball late in the 69th minute, as Franklin Pierce University handed the eighth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team its first loss of 2022, 1-0, Wednesday evening at Sodexo Field.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Graduate student Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) – 5 saves
KEY MOMENTS
- With more than 21 minutes remaining and the match stuck in a scoreless draw, a loose ball inside the box came out to Perez-Acosta on the left, outside the top of the box. She took a touch to her left and sent a shot back across towards the right, where an SNHU defender stuck her foot out to try to block it, but only got a piece of it, deflecting it back against Rose's movement and into the empty left side of the net.
- SNHU's best scoring chance came in the 77th minute with the Penmen on a rush on the left wing. Freshman Imogen Noon (Gold Coast, Australia) took her space and sent a well-placed shot toward the lower-left corner of the net, but Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Gabby Calidonio was able to dive and grab it.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Rose stopped five of the six shots she faced.
- Franklin Pierce 'keeper Emilie Fox started and made one save over the opening 45 minutes, while Calidonio stopped a pair of shots in the second half.
- FPU outshot SNHU, 13-9, including 6-3 in shots on target.
- The Ravens also held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked eighth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll, suffers its first defeat since Nov. 18 of last season – also a 1-0 decision – against Mercy College in the NCAA East Regional.
- Franklin Pierce, receiving votes in the poll, leads the all-time series 27-12-1. The Penmen hold a 7-6-0 edge over the last 13 meetings dating back to 2019. This was the 10th one decided by a single goal.
- For the season, SNHU still owns a 14-2 scoring advantage and a 96-40 margin in shots.
- The Penmen are now 43-14-8 (.723) over their last 65 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Sept. 24 (2 p.m.) when they take on Adelphi University.
- The next home contest for SNHU is Wednesday, Sept. 28 (6 p.m.) when it plays host to Saint Michael's College at Penmen Stadium.
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