Game Notes


AHEAD THIS WEEK
The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will be on road this week as they travel to Franklin Pierce on Wednesday to take on the Ravens at 7 p.m. Then the Owls will head to Manchester, N.H. on Saturday to take on Saint Anselm at 1 p.m.
 
LEADING THE WAY
Senior Mario DiMiceli leads the Owls in goals with five and has a team high ten points. Freshman Daquan King has six points and junior Doural Scott and senior Mario Costa have four.
 
OWLS LATEST MATCH
The Owls dropped a double overtime match to Merrimack on Sunday, 2-1. Doural Scott scored the lone goal for the Owls, which was his second of the year. Francisco Lara recorded his first assist of the year in the loss.
 
OWLS SELECTED TO TOP 25
The Owls have been selected twenty fourth in last week's NSCAA Men's Division II National Poll. This is the first time this year the Owls have cracked the top 25.
 
OWLS RANKED REGIONALLY
SCSU was ranked fourth in the latest NSCAA East regional poll.
 
PERRY SELECTED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Senior captain Luke Perry was selected to last week's Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll. Perry had a goal and an assist leading the Owls to a 1-0-1 week.
 
ALL-TIME VS. FRANKLIN PIERCE
SCSU leads the all-time series against Franklin Pierce by a 17-9-6 margin.
 
ALL-TIME VS SAINT ANSELM
SCSU leads the all-time series against Saint Anselm by a 10-2-2
margin.
 
OWLS TIE AGAINST SAINT MICHAEL'S
SCSU came away with a tie on Sept. 22, 2-2 against Saint Michael's College. Senior Luke Perry scored his first goal of the season and fellow senior Mario DiMiceli also added a goal giving him five on the season.
 
OWLS PREVAIL OVER NEW HAVEN
Daquan King scored his third goal of this season in a 2-0 win on Sept. 18 against the University of New Haven. Mario Costa added a goal late in the match on a penalty kick to seal the victory.
 
CUMPSTONE RECORDS THIRD SHUTOUT
Goalkeeper Greg Cumpstone recorded his third shutout on Sept. 18 blanking the New Haven Chargers 2-0. Cumpstone now has three shutouts in four victories for the Owls.
 
OWLS STAY PERFECT
SCSU had their first road test on Sept. 15 at Stonehill and were able to escape with a victory, as it beat the Skyhawks 1-0. The win improved their record to 3-0 on the season. The game was scoreless until Doural Scott scored his first goal of the year in the 81st minute.
 
OWLS DEFEAT DOWLING AT HOME
The Owls were in action on Sept. 11 at home when they defeated Dowling College 2-1 to get their second win. Mario DiMiceli scored his fourth goal of the season late in the first half, which proved to be the difference in the match.
 
DiMICELI EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Senior Mario DiMiceli was selected to the Northeast-10 Weekly Conference Honor Roll on Sept. 11 for his performance against the College of Saint Rose.
 
DiMICELI SCORES HAT TRICK IN DEBUT
Mario DiMiceli scored three times for the Owls in his debut as SCSU cruised to a 4-0 victory over the College of Saint Rose. DiMiceli's hat trick was the first for the Owls since Harry Appiah did it back in 2009.
 
A FIRST FOR COSTA
Senior Mario Costa scored a goal in the 4-0 win over Saint Rose. This marked Costa's first career goal.
 
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers - Mario DiMiceli, Josh Abromaitis, Mads Larsen, Greg Cumpstone, Jonas Folstad, Daquan King, Matthew Gilmore, Luke Cantin, Steven Smith and Josh Gustafson - to this year's squad.
 
IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are now 30-9-6 all-time in season openers.
 
IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLLS
SCSU was selected fifth in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted by the league's coaches.
 
 LOOKING BACK AT 2011
The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team capped off the 2011 season with an overall mark of 8-8-1. The Owls were nationally ranked as high as No. 12 during the year and also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.
 
TEMPLETON RAKES IN ACADEMIC HONORS
Senior Paul Templeton was selected as an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Third-Team honoree) for his work in the classroom and on the pitch during the 2011 season. He was also named an Academic All-Region selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
 
DUO NAMED NE-10 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Paul Templeton and Yoni Feldman were both named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team following the conclusion of the 2011 season. Both were also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
 
STRONG CAREER COMES TO A CLOSE
In addition to an array of academic honors, Paul Templeton was also selected to the All-Region and All-ECAC teams for his play in 2011.
 
OWLS THRIVE INDIVIDUALLY IN THE CLASSROOM
Thirteen members of the 2011 squad were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their efforts in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year.
 
PERRY MAKES A QUICK IMPACT
Luke Perry finished second on the club with 11 points (four goals, three assists) in his first season with the Owls in 2011.
 
LARA POSTS NEW CAREER NUMBERS
Junior Francisco Lara set new career-highs in goals (three), assists (two) and points (eight) during the 2011 season
 
ON DECK
SCSU will be back home on Oct. 9 against American International at Jess Dow Field at 7 p.m.