When and Where: September 19, 2026 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #4 Southern New Hampshire University 2, American International College 1
Records: SNHU 5-0-2 (1-0-0 NE10), AIC 2-3-2 (1-1-0 NE10)
Fifth year
Inigo Burusco (Pamplona, Spain) scored an equalizer in the 65th minute and then set up the game winner in the 77th by classmate
Miguel Gimeno (Pamplona, Spain), as the fourth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team rallied for a 2-1 victory against American International College on Saturday afternoon in its NE10 opener at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENT
- It took until it was awarded a penalty kick in the 65th minute for Southern New Hampshire to jump-start the offense, as Burusco buried the opportunity.
- He then sent a perfect cross to Gimeno with 13:41 remaining that resulted in the eventual game winner.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, ranked fourth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25, is 5-0-2 for the second straight season.
- Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series with AIC, 27-2-1, and extends its unbeaten streak against the Yellow Jackets to 21 (20-0-1) dating back to the 2007 campaign. SNHU is outscoring AIC, 46-12, during the 21-match unbeaten streak. The Penmen have won eight straight in the series. The Penmen are also 16-1-0 at home and have won 13-in-a-row there. The last AIC win in the series came Sept. 30, 2006 (2-0) at home, while its last victory at SNHU came Oct. 1, 2005 (2-1).
- Fifth year Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) stopped three of the four shots that came his way.
- Burusco is tied for the league lead in points (16) and is second in the NE10 in goals (7) in his first season with the Penmen.
- Gimeno's goal is his second of the year, with both coming in the last three matches.
- Freshman Dani Bujanda (Pamplona, Spain) saw his point streak come to an end at five matches. He is still tied for first in the NE10 in assists (4), while tied for fourth in points (10) and fifth in goals (3).
- SNHU is 167-42-31 (.760) over its last 240 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season. The Penmen are also 39-6-8 (.811) in their last 53 matches dating back to 2023.
- The Penmen improve to 114-16-18 (.831) over their last 148 contests at home, including 52-9-11 (.799) at Ouellette Stadium. SNHU is now 23-2-3 (.875) at home over its last three seasons, including 4-0-0 this year, and is unbeaten in 22 of its last 23 at Ouellette (19-1-3).
UP NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Sept. 23 (7 p.m.) when they play host to cross-town rival Saint Anselm College in a Penmen Supporting Penmen game at Ouellette Stadium. The team will also host Team IMPACT Awareness Night.
