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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