When and Where: September 12, 2026 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #5 Southern New Hampshire University 6, RV Wilmington (Del.) University 0
Records: SNHU 4-0-1, WU 2-2-1
Junior
Gabriel Castro (León, Spain) tallied a pair of goals and an assist to power the fifth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team to a 6-0 triumph over Wilmington (Del.) University on Saturday at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENT
- After fifth year Miguel Gimeno (Pamplona, Spain) gave Southern New Hampshire a 1-0 lead at 13:11, Castro connected on a free kick that found the back of the net 1:25 later to double the Penmen lead. Freshman Dani Bujanda (Pamplona, Spain) scored 39 seconds after that and SNHU led, 3-0, in the blink of an eye.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is 4-0-1 for the second straight season. Wilmington is receiving votes in the poll.
- SNHU is outscoring its opponents, 20-3, this season, including 13-2 over its last two matches.
- Southern New Hampshire now leads the all-time series with Wilmington, 5-4, as it wins for the second straight time.
- Fifth year Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) stopped all four shots he faced for his second clean sheet of the season.
- Garcia, who extends his shutout streak to 319:11, has turned away 12 of the 13 shots that have come his way this year and leads the NE10 in both goals-against average (0.27) and save percentage (.923).
- Castro's two tallies are his first of the year and 11th of his career.
- Bujanda's goal was his third of the season. He also collected an assist, and now ranks second in the NE10 in assists (3), third in points (9) and fourth in goals (3).
- Gimeno, junior Eduard Fandunyan (Manchester, N.H.) and fifth year Sergio Lopez (Pamplona, Spain) scored their first goals in a Penmen uniform.
- SNHU is 166-42-30 (.761) over its last 238 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season. The Penmen are also 38-6-7 (.814) in their last 51 matches dating back to 2023.
- The Penmen improve to 113-16-18 (.830) over their last 147 contests at home, including 51-9-11 (.796) at Ouellette Stadium. SNHU is now 22-2-3 (.870) at home over its last three seasons and is unbeaten in 21 of its last 22 at Ouellette (18-1-3).
UP NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Sept. 16 (6 p.m.) when they take on the University of Bridgeport.
- SNHU is back home Saturday, Sept. 19 (1 p.m.) when it plays host to American International College at Ouellette Stadium.
