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Thore Ulstein watching the ball, while running on the field
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Winner Southern N.H. SNH (9-5-3, 4-5-1)
0
Bentley BEN (7-7-2, 5-4-2)
Winner
Southern N.H. SNH
(9-5-3, 4-5-1)
2
Final
0
Bentley BEN
(7-7-2, 5-4-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNH 2 0 2
Bentley BEN 0 0 0

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Knocks Off Second-Seeded Bentley, 2-0, in NE10 Quarterfinal

Penmen advance to the semifinals for the third straight season

When and Where: November 4, 2023 – Waltham, Mass. (Bentley Soccer Field)
Score: #7 seed Southern New Hampshire University 2, #2 seed Bentley University 0
Records: SNHU 9-5-3, Bentley 7-7-2

Seniors Thore Ulstein (Vennesla, Norway) and Luca Shubitidze (Leipzig, Germany) each scored goals and junior Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) stopped all three shots he faced, as the seventh-seeded Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team upset second-seeded Bentley University, 2-0, in the NE10 Championship quarterfinals Saturday at the Bentley Soccer Field
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Ulstein – 1 goal
  • Shubitidze – 1 goal
  • Neal – 3 saves; shutout
  • Sophomore Iago Perez (Oleiros, Spain) – 2 assists
  • Graduate student Rafa Escobedo (Santander, Spain) – 1 assist
KEY MOMENTS
  • Southern New Hampshire struck first just 14:08 into the match when Ulstein found the back of the net. Escobedo and Perez collected assists on the play.
  • Shubitidze doubled the Penmen lead only 2:02 later on a goal set up by Perez.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Bentley 'keeper Joe Griffin made a pair of saves.
  • The Penmen held an 11-9 edge in shots, with shots on target tied, 4-4.
  • SNHU also held a narrow 5-4 margin in corner kicks.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire has now won two-in-a-row, following a three-match skid.
  • SNHU, which is in the NE10 Championship for the 23rd consecutive season, improves to 25-10-6 (.683) all-time in the NE10 postseason, including 3-0 against Bentley. In the last meeting, the top-seeded Penmen downed the fourth-seeded Falcons, 2-0, in the 2015 semis.
  • Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with Bentley, 32-4-6, and is unbeaten in 11 of the last 12 meetings (10-1-1). The Falcons' 1-0 regular-season home victory on Oct. 14 halted the Penmen unbeaten streak at 10 (9-0-1). SNHU has won five of the last six matches at Bentley.
  • Ulstein's goal is the second of his first season with the Penmen.
  • Shubitidze's tally is his second of the year and 14th of his career.
  • Neal's second consecutive clean sheet is his fifth of the year and eighth of his career.
  • SNHU is now 131-36-23 (.750) over its last 190 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The seventh-seeded Penmen travel to sixth-seeded Southern Connecticut State University for an NE10 Championship semifinal match Thursday, Nov. 9.
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