FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2012
Two teams set to square
off Sunday
afternoon at Merrimack to decide conference
title
First-seeded Merrimack College and second-seeded Southern New Hampshire University both earned semifinal victories on Friday night in the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. With the wins, both teams advanced to Sunday afternoon's conference title game at Merrimack’s Martone-Mejail Field (1:00 p.m.).
The Northeast-10 will be broadcasting the men's soccer championship contest live at northeast10.tv on Sunday. Also be sure to follow the Northeast-10 on Twitter (@TheNortheast10) for in-game updates.
Merrimack will be making its first appearance in the championship game since 2007, while So. New Hampshire returns to the title contest for the second straight season and third time in five years.
Merrimack freshman Douglas Searl (pictured) scored in the 17th minute on Friday night to lead the Warriors to a 1-0 win over fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce University. Warriors goalkeeper Jose Silva turned aside all three shots he faced in the shutout.
Merrimack had been coming off a 3-1 quarterfinal victory over eighth-seeded American International College, while Franklin Pierce, which advanced the national semifinals a year ago, had defeated No. 4 Bentley University on the road in the first round.
So. New Hampshire sophomore Mohamed
Toufik tallied the game-winner for the Penmen in the
69th minute on Friday, taking a feed from senior Ruben
Resendes for the deciding goal in a 2-0 victory over
third-seeded University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Senior Chris Tsonis later added an
insurance goal on a restart with 6:23 to go, with Resendes
assisting again, while goalkeeper Dom
Dimaggio made four saves in the shutout.
The Penmen, who fell to Franklin Pierce in last year’s
Northeast-10 Championship, trumped seventh-seeded Southern
Connecticut State University, 7-0, on Wednesday in the
quarterfinals. UMass Lowell previously took down sixth-seeded Le
Moyne in a 3-1 win to advance to the semis.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 16 NCAA Division
II colleges and universities located in New England and New York
that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic
opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year,
4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships
in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the
country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within
the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive
program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
2012
Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer
Championship
Wednesday, October 31 - Quarterfinals - RECAP
Match 1: #1 Merrimack 3, #8 American International 1 - BOX
Match 2: #2 Southern New Hampshire 5, #7 Southern Connecticut 0 -
BOX
Match 3: #3 UMass Lowell 3, #6 Le Moyne 1 - BOX
Match 4: #5 Franklin Pierce 3, #4 Bentley 0 - BOX
Friday, November 2 - Semifinals
#1 Merrimack 1, #5 Franklin Pierce 0 - BOX
#2 Southern New Hampshire 2, #3 UMass Lowell 0 - BOX
Sunday, November 4 - Championship
#2 Southern New Hampshire at #1 Merrimack - 1:00 p.m.
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