When and Where: October 24, 2026 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #8 Southern New Hampshire University 0, #21 Franklin Pierce University 0
Records: SNHU 11-1-4 (6-1-2 NE10), FPU 7-4-4 (3-2-3 NE10)
Fifth year goalkeeper Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) stopped the only shot he needed to, as the eighth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team earned a point in its final match of the regular season with a 0-0 draw against 21st-ranked Franklin Pierce University on Saturday night.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked eighth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten in 15 of 16 this season. It is the second straight season the Penmen close the regular season with just one loss on their record.
- Having secured the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round, SNHU is now off until it hosts the winner of the No. 4/5 match in an NE10 Championship semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 4 (7 p.m.). Only one match remains on the NE10 schedule, with Assumption University traveling to Franklin Pierce on Wednesday (Oct. 28). If Assumption beats Franklin Pierce, Saint Anselm College would go to Bentley University in the 4/5 match. If the Greyhounds and Ravens tie, Assumption would head to Saint Anselm in the 4/5. If FPU defeats Assumption, the Ravens would head to Saint Anselm in the 4/5.
- The all-time series remains tied at 32-32-8. SNHU is unbeaten in four of the last five meetings (2-1-2), while Franklin Pierce is unbeaten in four of the last five matchups at Ouellette (3-1-1).
- SNHU outshot Franklin Pierce, 13-3, including 2-1 in shots on goal, and generated a handful of dangerous chances.
- Garcia now has seven clean sheets on the season and 15 in his two-year Penmen career.
- The Penmen now have seven clean sheets in their last nine outings, relinquishing just two goals over the last 851:19 – a goals-against average (GAA) of 0.21. SNHU is outscoring its opponents, 26-2, during the nine-match stretch.
- The Penmen are now 173-43-33 (.761) over their last 249 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season. SNHU is also 45-7-10 (.806) over its last 62 matches dating back to 2023.
- The Penmen move to 117-16-19 (.832) over their last 152 contests at home, including 55-9-12 (.803) at Ouellette Stadium. SNHU is now 26-2-4 (.875) at home over its last three seasons, including 7-0-1 this year, and is unbeaten in 26 of its last 27 at Ouellette (22-1-4).
- Dominic Samuel, who starred for the Penmen from 2012-15, was honored prior to the match for his induction into the NE10 Hall of Fame over the summer. Samuel, a three-time All-American, captured four straight NE10 titles and also helped take home the program's second NCAA Division II National Championship in 2013.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Nov. 4 (7 p.m.) when they play host to a to-be-determined opponent in an NE10 Championship semifinal at Ouellette Stadium.
