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South Easton, Mass. – Southern New Hampshire University has
claimed the 2008 Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer Championship with
a 1-0 win over fourth seed Le Moyne College (13-5-3) Saturday
afternoon at Larkin Field on the campus of Southern New Hampshire
University in Manchester, N.H.
Southern New Hampshire (15-2-4), the second seed in this
year’s championship, won their third Northeast-10
championship in school history and their first since 2002. The
Penmen won their first championship in 2000.
The Penmen jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Matt
Delaney (Wallasey, England)Kevin Woods (Alyth,
Scotland) scored off a header from a corner kick pass
from Adrian Schippers (Ashby, Mass.) and
at the 18th minute. Delaney was named the championship’s Most
Valuable Player.
The Penmen would hold on to the lead throughout the first half and
entered halftime leading 1-0 as their defense held Le Moyne
scoreless during the first half limiting the Dolphins to three
shots.
In the opening minutes of the second half, Le Moyne came close to
tying the game with a free indirect kick inside the box, however
the Southern New Hampshire defense was able to deflect the shot
attempt and hold on to the 1-0 lead.
As the second half progressed both teams had scoring
opportunities, however the defense for Le Moyne and Southern New
Hampshire kept each other’s offense from scoring.
The Penmen and Dolphins exchanged corner kicks in the final
minutes of regulation as both teams were held scoreless in the
second half. Southern New Hampshire would hold on for the 1-0
victory as goalkeeper Sean Lambert (Rehoboth,
Mass.) recorded his 11th shutout of the season. Le
Moyne’s goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland,
N.Y.) made three saves in net.
Le Moyne’s Sean Lawlor (Kirkham,
Preston) and Brandon Morse (Lima,
Ohio) were named to the All-Championship team along
with Southern New Hampshire’s Delaney, Richard
Kentich (Kingston, Jamaica) and Woods.
Stephen Blaisdell (Assumption), Harris Smirko (Bentley), Frantz
Francois (Franklin Pierce ), Jamie Wangia (UMass Lowell), Matt
Sanderson (Merrimack) and Andrew Esposito (Southern Connecticut)
round out the All-Championship team.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.
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2008 Men's
Soccer All-Championship Team
Stephen Blaisdell, Assumption
Harris Smirko, Bentley
Frantz Francois, Franklin Pierce
Sean Lawlor and Brandon Morse, Le Moyne
Jamie Wangia, UMass Lowell
Matt Sanderson, Merrimack
Andrew Esposito, Southern Connecticut
Matt Delaney, Richard Kentish and Kevin Woods, Southern New
Hampshire
Matt Delaney - Most Valuable Player
