When and Where: September 4, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #19 Southern New Hampshire University 4, St. Thomas Aquinas College 2
Records: SNHU 1-0-0, STAC 0-1-0
Senior
Philipp Herrmann (Bruckmuehl, Germany) struck twice in the first 30 minutes to help guide the 19th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 4-2 victory against St. Thomas Aquinas College on Thursday afternoon in the season opener at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENT
- Junior Charlie Preus (London, U.K.) subbed into the match in the 25th minute and scored less than 20 seconds later to double the Penmen advantage and allow Herrmann to notch his second of the game to make it 3-0 four-and-a-half minutes later.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked 19th in the initial United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, has now captured four straight season openers.
- Southern New Hampshire improves to 5-0 all-time versus St. Thomas Aquinas, including 4-0 at home (2-0 at Ouellette Stadium).
- Herrmann, whose 10 goals a year ago were one off the NE10 lead, now has 20 career tallies. It is the third multi-goal performance of his career.
- Preus' first goal of the season is the sixth of his career.
- Freshman Felipe di Paola (Mar del Plata, Argentina) buried the first goal of his career.
- Junior Martin Zapata (Pamplona, Spain) assisted on both of Herrmann's goals.
- SNHU is 146-39-27 (.752) over its last 212 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen move to 99-15-17 (.821) over their last 131 contests at home, including 37-8-10 (.764) at Ouellette Stadium.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back at it Saturday (Sept. 6) at 1 p.m. when they play host to Mercy University at Ouellette Stadium.
