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Iago Perez dribbling the ball
Jim Stankiewicz
1
Winner Southern N.H. SNH (8-5-3, 4-5-1)
0
American Int'l AIC (3-6-8, 3-4-3)
Winner
Southern N.H. SNH
(8-5-3, 4-5-1)
1
Final
0
American Int'l AIC
(3-6-8, 3-4-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNH 1 0 1
American Int'l AIC 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Gets by AIC, 1-0, to Earn NE10 Postseason Berth

Penmen claim the No. 7 seed and will play at Bentley on Saturday

When and Where: October 31, 2023 – Springfield, Mass. (Abdow Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 1, American International College 0
Records: SNHU 8-5-3 (4-5-1 NE10), AIC 3-6-8 (3-4-3 NE10)

Sophomore Iago Perez (Oleiros, Spain) scored the game's lone goal in the 26th minute to send the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory against American International College in the regular-season finale Tuesday night at Abdow Field. With the win, SNHU punches its ticket to the NE10 postseason.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Perez – 1 goal
  • Junior Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) – 5 saves; shutout
  • Graduate student Mathis Daury (Tours, France) – 1 assist
KEY MOMENTS
  • Southern New Hampshire snapped the scoreless tie at the 25:24 mark when Daury set up Perez for what would be the only goal of the match.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • American Int'l 'keeper Lucas Morales-Fernandez stopped nine of the 10 shots he faced.
  • The Penmen outshot the Yellow Jackets, 19-11, including 10-5 in shots on goal.
  • SNHU also held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire snaps a three-match winning streak just in time to earn the No. 7 seed for the upcoming NE10 Championship, which begins Saturday (Nov. 4). The Penmen will take on second-seeded Bentley University on the road at 2 p.m.
  • SNHU qualifies for the NE10 Championship for the 23rd consecutive season and goes in with its lowest seed since it was No. 8 in 2007.
  • Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with AIC, 23-2-0, and extends its unbeaten streak against the Yellow Jackets to 17 (16-0-1) dating back to the 2007 campaign. SNHU is outscoring AIC, 37-9, during the 17-match unbeaten streak. The Penmen are also 9-1-1 on the road against American Int'l, with their last loss in the series coming Sept. 30, 2006 (2-0) in Springfield. 
  • Perez' goal is his eighth of the season and ninth of his career.
  • Neal's clean sheet is his fourth of the year and seventh of his career.
  • SNHU is now 130-36-23 (.749) over its last 189 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The seventh-seeded Penmen travel to second-seeded Bentley for an NE10 Championship quarterfinal match Saturday, Nov. 4 (2 p.m.).
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