When and Where: November 1, 2023 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 1, Bentley University 0
Records: SNHU 8-3-5 (5-2-4 NE10), Bentley 4-6-3 (3-5-1 NE10)
Sophomore
Georgia Greene (Clifton Park, N.Y.) scored a spectacular goal 2:27 before halftime to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to a 1-0 triumph over Bentley University in Wednesday's regular-season finale at Ouellette Stadium. The win clinches the Penmen the No. 3 seed in the upcoming NE10 Championship, which begins Sunday.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Greene – 1 goal
- Sophomore Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) – 4 saves; shutout
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire grabbed the 1-0 lead with just 2:27 remaining in the opening half when a failed Bentley clear found the foot of Greene, who sent a deep shot sailing into the upper right corner of the net.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bentley goalkeeper Claire Ewen stopped 13 of 14 shots.
- SNHU outshot Bentley, 21-6, including 10-1 before halftime.
- The Penmen also owned a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire is unbeaten in its last seven contests (5-0-2) and has captured four straight.
- The win cemented the Penmen as the No. 3 seed for the upcoming NE10 Championship, which begins Sunday (Nov. 5). SNHU will host an NE10 Championship quarterfinal match at 4 p.m., with Bentley making a return trip to Ouellette Stadium as the No. 6 seed.
- SNHU, which leads the all-time series with Bentley, 18-7-3, is 12-2-3 in the last 17 meetings between the two squads. The Penmen have also captured 11-in-a-row at home against the Falcons, last losing there Oct. 19, 2002 (3-0). Southern New Hampshire holds an 8-2-2 advantage over the last 12 contests dating back to 2013, with SNHU producing a plus-0.5 goal differential per game in those tightly-contested matches. Of the 10 non-ties, nine have have been decided by one goal.
- Greene's goal was her fourth of the season and sixth of her career.
- The clean sheet for Keith is her fourth of the season and fifth of her career.
- The Penmen are now 52-22-18 (.663) over their last 92 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
- SNHU is 34-7-9 (.770) at home since the end of the 2016 season, including 25-7-7 (.731) at Ouellette Stadium.
UP NEXT
- The third-seeded Penmen host sixth-seeded Bentley in the NE10 Championship quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 5 (4 p.m.) at Ouellette Stadium.
