Complete Game Notes

The Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team will host two Northeast 10 Conference teams this week at home. On Tuesday, they will take on the No. 4 Nationally Ranked Saint Rose at 7 p.m. in New Haven, Conn. SCSU will then host Bentley on Saturday at 5 p.m.

THIS PAST WEEK
The Owls encountered two hard faught games last week, both going into overtime. The Owls came out on top, defeating Pace 3-2 in double overtime. SCSU couldn't hold on against Stonehill, losing to them 2-1 in overtime.

ALL-TIME VERSUS SAINT ROSE
SCSU has a 7-10-0 record all-time against Saint Rose.

ALL-TIME VERSUS BENTLEY
The Owls have a 9-5-2 record in their all-time series versus Bentley.

THIS SEASON FOR PIRES
Senior Suzane Pires is the Owls' leading returning scorer from last year and she has lived up to her reputation. With six goals on the season, and two games scoring multiple goals, she leads the team in scoring again this year.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 14 newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Christine Allard, Jaime Botteon, Kieran DeBiase, Samantha Emery, Camille Fantini, Rachael Hafer, Maeghan Howard, Katherine Hutton, Erica Ridella, Deanna Ryan, Alexis Schmidt, Ayanna Smith, Caroline Staudle and Alexis Wadsworth.

OWLS PICKED IN PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
The Owls were picked eighth in the Northeast 10 Preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 119 points.

THE CAPTAINS
Suzane Pires and Sarah Brochu will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.

KATIE DIDIO JOINS COACHING STAFF
Former Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer goalkeeper has joined the owls once again as an assistant coach. Didio was a four-year starter for the Owls from 2007 till the 2010 season. During that career she recorded 29 victories, which ranks third all-time at SCSU. DiDio also holds the Southern Connecticut record with 311 saves and is second with 21 career shutouts (16 solo). She also ranks fourth in goals against average.

LOOKING BACK AT 2012
The Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team finished the year with an overall record of 9-6-3. The Owls just missed out on an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, but once again qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. SCSU was ranked as high as No. 4 in the region during the course of the year.

TWO OWLS EARN ALL-REGION HONORS
Sarah Brochu and Suzane Pires were all tabbed for All-Region accolades for their play during the 2012 season. It was the second year in a row that each earned the honor.

PAIR COLLECT ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
For third year in a row, Sarah Brochu and Suzane Pires were recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2012 season. Both collected First-Team All-League honors.

TWO NAMED ALL-NEW ENGLAND
Sarah Brochu and Suzane Pires were all selected All-New England for their play during the 2012 season. It was the second year in a row that each earned the honor.

OWLS THRIVE INDIVIDUALLY IN THE CLASSROOM
From the academic standpoint, the Owls were honored with the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fourth year in a row. Sarah Brochu repeated with NE-10 Women's Soccer All-Academic Team honors. Eighteen student-athletes were also named to the NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for posting a semester grade point average of at least 3.0.

TARCHINI NAMED TO NEWISA SENIOR BOWL
Lisamarie Tarchini was selected to play in the NEWISA Senior Bowl following the conclusion of the 2012 season

ON DECK
The Owls will play their next game on the road against Assumption on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.