Complete Game Notes

The Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team opens its 2013 season at the AIC Women's Soccer Classic with two games. The Owls will play No. 24 Nationally Ranked LIU Post in their first  match-up Friday at 7:30 p.m. followed by a match against Bridgeport on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Both games will be played at Ronald J. Abdow Field in Springfield, Mass.

OWLS PICKED IN PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
SCSU was picked eighth in the NE-10 Preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 119 points. Saint Rose was chosen as the conference favorite.  

ALL-TIME VERSUS LIU POST
SCSU leads the series all-time versus LIU Post by a 3-2-1 margin.

ALL-TIME VERSUS BRIDGEPORT
The Owls are undefeated (7-0-0) in their all time series versus Bridgeport.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 14-2-1 in season openers.

WELCOME BACK
Senior Suzane Pires is the Owls' leading returning scorer. The forward was named to the Northeast-10 Conference team as well as the All-New England team and the All-Region Team. Pires finished the year with six goals and 16 total points.

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.

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 open their home schedule against Molloy on Wednesday, September 11.