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UPCOMING THIS WEEK
The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will host a pair of matches this week. On Tuesday, the University of New Haven will travel to Jess Dow Field to take on the Owls at 7 p.m. SCSU will then host Saint Michael's on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. at Jess Dow Field.
 
OWLS STAY PERFECT
SCSU had their first road test this past Saturday 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 last Tuesday 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.
 
CUMPSTONE RECORDS SECOND SHUTOUT
Graduate student Greg Cumpstone recorded his second shutout of the season this past Saturday in a 1-0 win against Stonehill. Cumpstone made a terrific, diving save in the 77th minute to keep the shutout intact. Cumpstone has 18 career shutouts dating back to his time at Hofstra University and is 3-0 as an Owl. 
 
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 the Golden Knights. 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.
 
ALL-TIME VS. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
SCSU leads the all-time series against New Haven by a 33-10-3 margin.
 
ALL-TIME VS SAINT MICHAEL'S
SCSU leads the all-time series against Saint Michael's by a 11-1-2 margin.
 
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.
 
TWO EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Seniors Paul Templeton and Jeremy Tavares were both recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2011 season.
 
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.
 
ON DECK
The Owls will be back in action next Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. when they travel to Syracuse, NY to take on LeMoyne College.