SCSU Sweeps SNHU

Owls Down Penmen in Men's, Women's Contest

Oct. 25, 2009

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Victor Hernandez scored twice to lead Southern Connecticut State University to a 2-1 Northeast-10 men�s soccer victory over No. 5 Southern New Hampshire University Saturday night at Larkin Field.

The Owls improved to 12-4-1 overall and 9-3-1 in the NE-10, while the Penmen saw a 14-game unbeaten streak halted as it now stands 13-2-2 overall and 10-1-3 in the league.

SNHU will be the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Tournament that starts a week from Sunday (Nov. 1), while Southern Connecticut assured themselves of a first round home game with Saturday�s victory.

The Penmen jumped out to a 1-0 lead just over 16 minutes into the contest. A clearing attempt by Southern Connecticut keeper Daniel Hadjucky ricocheted off SNHU�s Ethan Lapierre and bounced into an empty net. The Owls would tie the game just over 10 minutes later when Jeremy Tavares sent a pass through the middle that Hernandez redirected on a header into the goal.

Hernandez registered the game-winner 2:42 into the second half when the Penmen defense broke down and he was able to catch SNHU keeper Sean Lambert out of the goal. He put home a 10-yarder and was credited with an unassisted tally.

The Penmen had several chances to tie the game. Just over a minute after Hernandez�s second goal, Mark Cotton had a close shot following a scramble following a corner kick, but his shot was stopped by an Owl defender. Christian Rodriguez lifted a shot with just under 13 minutes to play that looked headed for the upper right corner, but Hadjucky was able to tip it over the crossbar.

SCSU women 1, SNHU 0

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Katrina Cook scored with 1:11 left in regulation to lift the Southern Connecticut State University Owls to a 1-0 victory over visiting Southern New Hampshire University Saturday evening.

With the win, the Owls even their record to 8-8-1 overall and 5-8-1 in the Northeast-10, while the loss drops the Penmen to 4-12-3 overall and 2-10-3 in NE-10 play.

Cook scored on a cross to the middle of the field from teammate Lindsey Stanton, pushing the game-winning shot past Penmen goalkeeper Stef Young.

Katie DiDio made three saves in goal for the Owls before giving way to Olivia Heffernan, who was not forced to make a save in the second half. Young recorded three saves in net for the Penmen.

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