When and Where: September 24, 2022 – Garden City, N.Y. (Motamed Field)
Score: Adelphi University 2, #8 Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU 5-2-0 (2-2-0 NE10), Adelphi 6-2-1 (4-0-1 NE10)
Junior Nida Orloff (Leicester, Mass.) scored in the 61st minute, but 8-th ranked Southern New Hampshire fell at Adelphi 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in Garden City, N.Y.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- Adelphi controlled the action early, scoring the game's first goal in the 13th minute with Gia Mandile scoring off a cross to make it 1-0.
- The Panthers added a second tally before the end of the first half on a goal by Victoria Colatosti.
- SNHU's best scoring chance came in the 61st minute when Wessner fed Orloff for the goal to make it 2-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Graduate student Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ont.) stopped six shots for SNHU.
- Adelphi outshot SNHU, 14-6, including 8-1 in shots on target.
- The Panthers also held a 7-2 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked eighth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Poll, suffers its second defeat of the week.
- The goal for Orloff was her team-leading fourth. Her 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists) also is tops for the Penmen.
- Adelphi has won the last five meetings between the teams in Garden City.
- For the season, SNHU still owns a 15-4 scoring advantage and a 102-54 margin in shots.
- The Penmen are now 43-15-8 (.717) over their last 66 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The next 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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