When and Where: September 3, 2022 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score:Â Southern New Hampshire University 3, Queens College 0
Records:Â SNHUÂ 2-0-0, QC 2-2-0
The Penmen scored three first half goals and graduate student goalkeeper Jackson Rivers (Epping, N.H.) stopped all eight shots he faced to secure a 3-0 victory for the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team over Queens College on Saturday afternoon at Penmen Stadium. Junior Luca Shubitidze (Leipzig, Germany) led the way with a goal and an assist for SNHU.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Graduate student Julio Betar (Sydney, Australia) – goal
- Shubitidze– goal and assist
- Senior Michael Garcia (New Bedford, Mass.) – goal
- Graduate student Jaime Selva (Alicante, Spain) - assist
- Rivers – 8 saves; shutout
KEY MOMENTS
- Betar put SNHU up 1-0 with his first goal of the season off an assist from Shubitidze 25:19 into the match.
- Shubitidze logged an unassisted tally, also his first of the season, to make it 2-0 at 34:01.
- Garcia scored his first goal of the season after a pass from Selva to give the Penmen a 3-0 advantage with 6:48 left in the first half.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Rivers stopped all eight shots he faced for his seventh career clean sheet.
- Queens 'keeper Dario Cruz made three saves in all 90 minutes in goal.
- The Knights held a slight 14-13 edge in shots.
- Queens also recorded a 7-6 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Shubitidze leads SNHU with four points on a goal and two assists in the Penmen's first two games this fall.
- The Penmen remain unbeaten versus Queens College with a 5-0-0 all-time record against the Knights.
- SNHU betters its record to 116-25-16Â over its last 157Â matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen are now 83-11-10Â over their last 104Â contests at home, including 21-4-3Â at Penmen Stadium.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action on Wednesday (Sept. 7) when they travel to take on Post University at 2 p.m.
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