Box Score When and Where: October 25, 2023 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Assumption University 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: SNHU 7-4-3 (3-4-1 NE10), Assumption 4-6-3 (2-4-1 NE10)
Sophomore
Iago Perez (Oleiros, Spain) and senior
Nicolas Gonzalez (Santander, Spain) each scored goals, but the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team fell short to Assumption University, 3-2, Wednesday night at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENTS
- Assumption jumped on the board first just 9:52 into the match when Johannes Sundgot buried a free kick from just outside the box that it appeared junior goalkeeper Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) never saw.
- Southern New Hampshire tied it in the 19th minute when the Assumption goalkeeper came out to challenge sophomore Tyler Kraft (Londonderry, N.H.). Perez collected the loose ball that was knocked away, maneuvered between defenders and slotted the ball into the lower right corner, just inside the post.
- Sundgot struck again late in the 24th minute, redirecting a ball in front that put the Greyhounds up, 2-1.
- Assumption stretched the lead to 3-1 just under 10 minutes into the second half when the Penmen failed to clear and Vegard Pernes dribbled to the left side of the box, and ripped a right-footed shot that found the back of the net.
- SNHU pulled within a goal just over four minutes later when sophomore Alejo Caceres (Cordoba, Argentina) sent a feed that set up Gonzalez to make a long run, weaving through defenders before finishing to make it 3-2.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Neal made a pair of saves for the Penmen.
- Assumption 'keeper Iver Sjavag stopped seven of nine shots.
- The Penmen outshot the Greyhounds 21-11, including 9-5 in shots on goal.
- SNHU also held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
NOTES
- SNHU still leads the all-time series against the Greyhounds 21-4-4 and had owned a record of 12-2-1 versus Assumption over the last 15 meetings since 2008 entering the day. This marked Assumption's first win at SNHU in 15 all-time meetings (1-12-2).
- Perez' goal is his seventh of the season and eighth of his career. He now has five goals in his last five matches.
- Gonzalez' tally is his fourth of the season and eighth of his career. All four of his goals have come in the last six contests.
- SNHU is now 129-35-23 (.751) over its last 187 matches dating back to the beginning of the 2013 National Championship season.
- The Penmen improve to 91-14-15 (.821) over their last 120 contests at home, including 29-7-8 (.750) at Ouellette Stadium.
- Gonzalez, graduate students Mikel Cortazar (Barakaldo, Spain), Jose Saez (Murcia, Spain) and Mathis Daury (Tours, France), and seniors Luca Shubitidze (Leipzig, Germany), Sam Johnson (Pismo Beach, Calif.), Julian Duarte (Bogota, Colombia) and Santiago Duarte (Bogota, Colombia) were all honored in a Senior Night ceremony prior to the match.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Saturday (Oct. 28) at 7 p.m. when they take on Franklin Pierce University.
- SNHU wraps up the regular season Tuesday, October 31 at 7 p.m. when they battle American International College.
