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THE WEEK AHEAD
Coming off a match against No. 25 nationally ranked Dowling, the Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will travel this week to play at New Haven on Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. followed by another road game at St. Michael's on Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.

TAVARES SCORES FIRST OF THE SEASON
Jeremy Tavares scored his first goal of the season off a cross from Doural Scott for a 12th minute goal against Dowling.

TRADITIONS OF WINNING
The Owls head into this week's matchups sporting all-time records of 32-10-3 and 10-1-2 versus New Haven and St. Michael's, respectively.

TEMPLETON LEADING THE PACK
Paul Templeton is pacing the scoring so far for the Owls this season with two goals, while Luke Perry, Cedric Panzu, Jeremy Tavares and Dallas Aminzadeh are all tied with one goal apiece.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Last season, the Owls played their first five matches of the season away from home. This year, it's more of the same. Southern Connecticut plays five of its first six games on the road, with the lone exception a Sept. 10 match against Bloomfield.

OWLS RECOGNIZED IN PRESEASON NSCAA POLL
After closing the 2010 season with a No. 12 national ranking, the Owls begin the 2011 campaign with the same position in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America preseason poll.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were picked third in the Northeast-10 Conference Coaches' preseason poll. SCSU received two first-place votes.

LOTS OF RETURNING TALENT
The Owls have 15 players returning to the field this season, including senior All-American Paul Templeton.

ROOKIES LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Owls are looking forward to the addition of nine newcomers to the team this year - Dallas Aminzadeh, Kyle Goulart, Nick Koss, Timothy Murray, Tyler Naef, Christian Parra, Luke Perry, Danny Quintero and Cody St. John.

NINE NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE
Nine student-athletes were recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference at the conclusion of the 2010 season with honors - Harry Appiah, Mario Costa, Yoni Feldman, Victor Hernandez, Ross McGibney and Paul Templeton were named to the All-Conference squad, while Jon Eckford, Matthew Glodack and Doural Scott were All-Rookie Team picks.

TEMPLETON HONORED TWICE BY NSCAA
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America recognized Paul Templeton with a pair of honors in 2010. He was named both an All-American for his play on the pitch and an Academic All-Region selection for his work in the classroom.

TWO OWLS EARN NE-10 ACADEMIC HONORS
Paul Templeton and Yoni Feldman were both selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team for their work in 2010. It was the second straight selection for Templeton.

ECAC RECOGNITION
Harry Appiah, Yoni Feldman, Victor Hernandez, Ross McGibney and Paul Templeton collected All-ECAC laurels at the conclusion of the 2010 season.

CLUTCH PLAY
Sophomore midfielder Ross McGibney was tied for the most game winning goals, with four, in the Northeast-10 Conference. McGibney finished ranked fifth in the league in goals per game.

SAVE AND A BEAUTY
Junior goalkeeper Andrew Esposito finished fourth in save percentage in the Northeast-10 Conference, as he stopped .863 perecent of shots he faced in 2010. He posted a 9-1-4 mark to go with a 0.70 goals against average and five shutouts.

DOUBLE DIGIT DOMINANCE
The Owls have won at least 10 matches in 33 of the last 34 seasons, including the 2010 campaign.

LANG EARNS 200TH WIN WITH OWLS
Head coach Tom Lang recorded his 200th career win at SCSU on Sept. 4 with the 2-1 win over Caldwell. Including 2010, the Owls have reached the NCAA Tournament on 11 occasions under his watch.

MCGIBNEY SETS NEW MARK
Ross McGibney scored the quickest goal to start a match in program history in the Sept. 14 game against Assumption when he scored just 25 seconds into play. The old mark was 35 seconds on a marker tallied by Renwick Hutson vs. Bentley on 11/2/96.

ON DECK
Southern returns home for a game against LeMoyne on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.