When and Where: October 7, 2026 – Colchester, Vt. (Duffy Field)
Score: #5 Southern New Hampshire University 4, Saint Michael's College 0
Records: SNHU 9-0-3 (5-0-1 NE10), SMC 1-7-3 (0-4-1 NE10)
Junior Gabriel Castro (León, Spain) scored twice in the opening half to lead the fifth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 4-0 victory over Saint Michael's College on Wednesday evening at Duffy field.
KEY MOMENTS
- Castro opened the scoring with one second left in the 32nd minute and then doubled the Penmen lead with his second goal 7:17 later.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is unbeaten through the first 12 matches of the season since it began the 2015 campaign 13-0-0.
- The Penmen lead the all-time series with the Purple Knights 30-3-4. SNHU is unbeaten over the last eight meetings (6-0-2) and is unbeaten in 20 of the last 21 (17-1-3). The Penmen are unbeaten in four straight at Saint Michael's (3-0-1), as well as nine of the last 10 (7-1-2).
- SNHU has shut out Saint Michael's in three straight meetings and has not allowed a goal to the Purple Knights since Oct. 4, 2023 – a span of 311:03. The Penmen have also blanked SMC in two straight on the road and last allowed a goal in Colchester on Sept. 28, 2022 for a scoreless streak of 189:10.
- Fifth year Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) did not need to make a save to earn his fifth clean sheet of the season.
- SNHU has posted back-to-back shutouts and has not allowed a goal over the last 228:08. The Penmen also have four clean sheets in their last five outings, relinquishing just a single goal over the last 491:19 – a goals-against average (GAA) of 0.18.
- Three of Castro's six goals this season have come in the last two matches. He now has 15 tallies in his three-year Penmen career. Castro is second on the team in goals and third in points (14).
- Junior Eduard Fandunyan (Manchester, N.H.) netted his fourth goal of his first season with the Penmen.
- Senior Tyler Kraft (Londonderry, N.H.) notched his third goal of the season and the ninth of his career.
- Freshman Dani Bujanda (Pamplona, Spain) recorded a pair of assists and now has an NE10-best seven on the season. He is also tied for fourth in points (17) and eighth in goals (5)
- SNHU outshot Saint Michael's, 25-4, including 14-0 in shots on target. The Penmen also owned an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.
- The Penmen are now 171-42-32 (.763) over their last 245 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season. SNHU is also 43-6-9 (.819) over its last 58 matches dating back to 2023.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Saturday, Oct. 10 (7 p.m.) when they play host to Southern Connecticut State University on Senior Night, Candia Youth Soccer Night and Seacoast United Night.
