When and Where: October 21, 2026 – Waterbury, Conn. (LaMoy Field)
Score: #8 Southern New Hampshire University 2, Post University 0
Records: SNHU 11-1-3, Post 6-4-4
Fifth year Alejo Caceres (Córdoba, Argentina) scored the only goal the eighth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team would need in the 35th minute, as the Penmen defeated Post University in non-conference action, 2-0, Wednesday night. SNHU clinched the NE10 Regular Season Championship earlier in the day.
KEY MOMENTS
- With 10:02 left in the opening half, Caceres broke the scoreless deadlock with a goal off an assist from fifth year Inigo Burusco (Pamplona, Spain).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked eighth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten in 14 of 15 this season.
- SNHU clinched the NE10 Regular Season Championship, along with the top seed and a first round bye in the NE10 Championship earlier in the day when Saint Anselm College edged Franklin Pierce University, 2-1. The Penmen will host a semifinal match at Ouellette Stadium on Nov. 4.
- Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with Post, 11-2-4, and extends its unbeaten streak versus the Eagles to five (2-0-3). SNHU is also unbeaten in 12 of the last 13 (8-0-4). The Penmen improve to 3-1 on the road in the series and have won two straight in Waterbury. Post's last victory at home against the Penmen came Sept. 7, 2022 (1-0).
- SNHU outshot Post, 15-6, including 5-0 in shots on goal.
- Caceres' first goal of the season was the fifth of his career.
- Fifth year Miguel Gimeno (Pamplona, Spain) added a 62nd-minute insurance goal – his seventh of the season.
- Burusco collected an assist on both goals. He ranks second in the NE10 in both points (29) and goals (12), and is sixth in assists (5).
- Fifth year goalkeeper Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) did not need to make a save for his sixth clean sheet of the season and the 14th of his two-year Penmen career.
- The Penmen now have six clean sheets in their last eight outings, relinquishing just two goals over the last 761:19 – a goals-against average (GAA) of 0.24. SNHU is outscoring its opponents, 26-2, during the eight-match stretch.
- The Penmen are now 173-43-32 (.762) over their last 248 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season. SNHU is also 45-7-9 (.811) over its last 61 matches dating back to 2023.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Saturday (Oct. 24) at 7 p.m. when they wrap up the regular season against 21st-ranked Franklin Pierce at Ouellette Stadium on NH ODP, Manchester Lightning and Raymond Youth Soccer Night. SNHU will also be honoring NE10 Hall of Fame inductee Dominic Samuel prior to the match.
