When and Where: October 3, 2023 – Colchester, Vt. (Duffy Field)
Score: Saint Michael's College 1, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 3-3-3 (0-2-2 NE10), SMC 4-4-2 (1-4-0 NE10)
Faith Kosiba scored with just 34 seconds left in the first half to lead Saint Michael's College to a 1-0 victory over the Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team Tuesday afternoon at Duffy Field.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- Kosiba put Saint Michael's on the board in the waning seconds of the opening half when she took advantage of a friendly bounce to spring past a defender and take space with the ball, before ripping a shot from outside the box that sailed into the top right corner of the net.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Saint Michael's goalkeeper Juliana Anastopoulos made all six saves she needed to for the clean sheet.
- SNHU outshot Saint Michael's, 9-7, including 7-4 in shots on target.
- The Penmen also owned a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire is 0-3-3 over its last six, following a 3-0-0 start to the season.
- All three losses for the Penmen this season have come by a score of 1-0.
- SNHU still leads the all-time series with Saint Michael's, 28-9-3. The Penmen are unbeaten in 10 of the last 12 meetings, but had their seven-match unbeaten streak snapped (6-0-1). The SMC goal snapped SNHU's shutout streak against the Purple Knights at 512:46. The streak stretched over five full matches, with the Penmen outscoring Saint Michael's, 10-0, during that span. It is SMC's first goal against SNHU since Oct. 18, 2016.
- The Penmen are now 47-22-16 (.647) over their last 85 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Oct. 7 (1 p.m.) when they play host to American International College at Ouellette Stadium on SNHU Athletic Hall of Fame Recognition Day. The men will take on the University of New Haven at 4 p.m. to cap the doubleheader.
