When and Where: November 6, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #5 Southern New Hampshire University 1, Saint Anselm College 1
Records: SNHU 12-2-2 (7-0-2 NE10), Saint Anselm 3-9-4 (2-3-4)
Sophomore
Martin Zapata (Pamplona, Spain) broke the ice in the 67th minute, but Saint Anselm College struck with four minutes left to forge a 1-1 tie with the fifth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team in the regular season finale Wednesday night at Ouellette Stadium.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- The game was stuck in a scoreless deadlock until the 67th minute when Herrmann slid a quick pass to the right of the box for Herrmann, who ripped a low shot past the diving goalkeeper and inside the left post to give Southern New Hampshire a 1-0 lead.
- A red card in the 77th minute seemingly ended the chances of a response on the scoreboard for Saint Anselm, but the Hawks would find themselves with a 2-on-1 that was finished in front by Samuel Assantha with just 4:09 remaining.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Saint Anselm goalkeeper David Hood stopped 16 of 17 shots.
- SNHU outshot Saint Anselm, 25-7, including 17-6 in shots on target.
- The Penmen also owned an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten in 12 of its last 13 (10-1-2). SNHU, which clinched the NE10 regular season title with their victory over Bentley University on Oct. 26, will open the NE10 Championship as the top seed and has earned a quarterfinal bye. The Penmen will host the winner of fourth-seeded Adelphi University and fifth-seeded Bentley University in the semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 13 (7 p.m.).
- Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with Saint Anselm, 34-9-7, and is unbeaten in 12 of the 14 meetings (10-1-3), though the tie snaps a two-game losing skid versus the Hawks, who have not lost to the Penmen since Oct. 27, 2021 (2-0) at Saint Anselm. SNHU is now 17-3-3 at home against Saint Anselm and is unbeaten in six of the last seven there (5-1-1).
- Zapata's goal is his seventh of the season, as he takes over the team lead in points with 22 (7g, 8a).
- SNHU is 143-39-26 (.750) over its last 208 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen move to 96-15-16 (.819) over their last 127 contests at home, including 34-8-9 (.755) at Ouellette Stadium.
- The teams each earned a point in the Queen City Cup standings, with SNHU now leading, 13-2, in the battle for Manchester supremacy.
UP NEXT
- The top-seeded Penmen have earned an NE10 Championship quarterfinal bye and will host a semifinal against fourth-seeded Adelphi or fifth-seeded Bentley on Wednesday, Nov. 13 (7 p.m.) at Ouellette Stadium.
