CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
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No. 1 Franklin Pierce 3, No. 5 Saint Anselm 2
Box Score
Recap Courtesy Franklin Pierce Athletics
Rindge, N.H., - The Franklin Pierce men's soccer team advanced to their third straight trip to the NE10 championship with a thrilling 3-2 win over in-state rival Saint Anselm on Thursday night.
In the 12th minute, after a trip in the box by Hawk goalkeeper David Hood, Aaron Sanchez Sanchez (A Coruña, Spain) took the shot from the penalty spot and flushed it bottom left to give the Ravens an early 1-0 lead. At the 40th minute mark, Alvaro Rey Mira (Cabanas, Spain) broke away and scored the second Raven goal. In the 71st minute, the Hawks got one back on a left footed shot from Caden Leader. Ten minutes later, Antonio Lampreia Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) scored extending the Raven lead back to two making it 3-1. In the 88th minute, Yves Maurer rocketed one past new Raven goaltender Jett Barbic (Willison, VT) to make it 3-2.
Diego Montoya Casillas (Cuernavaca, Mexico) made 2 saves on 3 shots before exiting the game and being replaced by Barbic who faced a shot and made no saves. Hood made 5 saves on 8 shots.
No. 6 Southern Connecticut State 0, No. 7 Southern New Hampshire University 1
Box Score
Recap Courtesy SNHU Athletics
Southern Connecticut 'keeper Devin Juan stopped six of the seven shots he faced. The Penmen dominated in shots, 22-6, including 8-1 in shots on target.
Saturday, November 4th
Quarterfinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 1: #8 AIC 0, #1 Franklin Pierce 0
Match 2: #7 SNHU 2, #2 Bentley 0
Match 3: #6 SCSU 1, #3 Adelphi 0 Match 4: #5 Saint Anselm 1, #4 Saint Rose 0
Thursday, November 9th Semifinals - at Higher Seeds
Match 5: SNHU 1, Southern Connecticut State 0 Match 6: Saint Anselm 2, Franklin Pierce 3
Sunday, November 12th
Championship Match 7: No. 7 Southern New Hampshire at No. 1 Franklin Pierce, 4pmABOUT THE NE10
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