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Alyssa Anderson dribbling the ball between two opponents
Jim Stankiewicz
1
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU (7-0-3, 3-0-2)
0
Franklin Pierce FPU (8-2-1, 3-1-1)
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
(7-0-3, 3-0-2)
1
Final
0
Franklin Pierce FPU
(8-2-1, 3-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 1 0 1
Franklin Pierce FPU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Anderson's Early Goal Guides #14 Women's Soccer to 1-0 Win at #23 Franklin Pierce

Penmen improve to 7-0-3 through first 10 matches

When and Where: October 12, 2024 – Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Score:  #14 Southern New Hampshire University 1, #23 Franklin Pierce University 0
Records: SNHU 7-0-3 (3-0-2 NE10), FPU 9-2-1 (4-1-1 NE10)

Graduate student Alyssa Anderson (Londonderry, N.H.) scored in the seventh minute and junior Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) made a career-high nine saves, as the 14th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team held off No. 23 Franklin Pierce University for a 1-0 victory Saturday afternoon at Sodexo Field
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Anderson – goal
  • Keith – career-high 9 saves, shutout
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Anderson staked Southern New Hampshire to a 1-0 lead just 6:01 into the contest when she hit an absolute rocket into the top-right corner of the net from 30 yards out.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Franklin Pierce 'keeper Emilie Fox racked up 10 saves.
  • SNHU outshot Franklin Pierce, 16-12, including 13-9 in shots on goal.
  • The Penmen also dominated corner kicks, 10-2.
NOTES
  • Southern New Hampshire, ranked No. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten through 10 contests for the first time since 2021 (9-0-1), when it started 12-0-1.
  • Franklin Pierce, which is ranked 23rd in the poll, is now 0-1-1 over its last two after winning seven-in-a-row.
  • Franklin Pierce leads the all-time series, 28-13-2, while the last 17 meetings are even at 8-8-1. This was SNHU's first win in the series since Sept. 21, 2021 (2-0) at home, snapping FPU's three-match unbeaten streak. The Penmen also halt the Ravens' three-match home winning streak against SNHU, leaving Sodexo victorious for the first time since Sept. 19, 2017 (2-1).
  • Keith earned her eighth shutout of the season, including her fourth straight, as she runs her current shutout streak to 373:05.
  • Anderson's goal is her third of the season and 17th of her career. She leads the team with 10 points (3g, 4a).
  • The Penmen are now 61-24-21 (.675) over their last 106 matches dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.
UP NEXT
  • The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 19 (1 p.m.) when they play host to Pace University at Ouellette Stadium.
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