Game Notes

THE WEEK AHEAD

The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will play a non-conference game against the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Jess Dow Field. On Saturday, the Owls will travel to Lowell, Mass. to play a Northeast-10 Conference game against the number five ranked Riverhawks of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell at 12 p.m. 

LEADING THE WAY

Senior forward Mario DiMiceli leads the Owls in points with 17. He has scored seven goals and has three assists on the year, while compiling up 63 shots. Redshirt junior midfielder Ross McGibney also has three assists. 

OWLS LATEST MATCH

SCSU fell to number twelve ranked Southern New Hampshire 1-0 last Friday. Goalkeeper Stephen Sasso had four saves in the loss. 

OWLS GET WIN VS. AIC

The Owls cruised to a 3-0 victory against conference foe AIC on Oct. 9th. Mads Larsen, Ross McGibney and Mario DiMiceli all had goal in the victory. DiMiceli also added two assists and Daquan King chipped in with an assist as well. 

SASSO RECORDS FIRST SHUTOUT

Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Stephen Sasso earned his first shutout of his career on Oct. 9th against AIC. Sasso recorded five saves in the 3-0 win. 

A FIRST FOR LARSEN

Freshman defender Mads Larsen scored his first goal as an Owl on Oct. 9th against AIC. Larsen has a goal and an assist on the season. 

ALL-TIME VS. BRIDGEPORT

SCSU leads the all-time series against Bridgeport by a 32-12-2 margin.

ALL-TIME VS UMASS-LOWELL

SCSU leads the all-time series against Massachusetts-Lowell by a 26-6-4 margin.

LARA SCORES FIRST GOAL OF SEASON

Senior defender Francisco Lara scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 loss against Franklin Pierce. Lara has recorded a goal and an assist on the season leading the back end in points. 

PERRY SELECTED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Senior captain Luke Perry was selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 24. Perry had a goal and an assist leading the Owls to a 1-0-1 week. 

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. 

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. 

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 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.