View game notes as PDFNORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPThe Southern Connecticut State women's soccer team will host Franklin Pierce in the Northeast-10 Championship quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. The winner advances to Friday's semifinals. The Northeast-10 Championship game will be played on Sunday, Nov. 9 with the highest seeded teams hosting throughout.
ALL-TIME VS. FRANKLIN PIERCEThe Owls are 3-19 all-time against the Ravens.
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PREVIOUS MEETINGEarlier this season, the Owls defeated the Ravens by a score of 1-0 on Sept. 20 at Jess Dow Field.
Caroline Staudle scored for the Owls in the ninth minute, as
Kieran DeBiase picked up an assist.
Erica Ridella made nine saves in goal to earn her first career shutout.
SCOUTING THE RAVENSFranklin Pierce enters the tournament coming off a 3-1 victory over American Int'l on Saturday. The Ravens offense is led by sophomore Madison Finlay, who has five goals and is fourth in the conference with seven assists. Junior Kaycee Pereira is second on the team with 15 points (five goals, five assists) and senior Talita Pereira has chipped in six goals and two assists. Junior Hannah Weagle finished the regular season with three goals and one assist. Freshman goalkeeper Casey Cook has posted six shutouts on the season, en route to an 8-5-1 record. She ranks third in the NE-10 with a 0.78 goals-against average and fourth in the conferecne only having allowed 11 goals on the season.
OWLS REMAIN HIGH IN REGIONAL RANKINGSSouthern remains at No. 3 in the NCAA East Region rankings for the second straight week. The NCAA rankings are the official rankings used to determine seedings for the NCAA Tournament. The Owls also remained at No. 5 in the NSCAA East Region rankings for the second straight week. The latest NCAA rankings will be released on Wednesday afternoon, while the unofficial NSCAA rankings will be updated on Tuesday afternoon.
LAST TIME OUTSouthern dropped its regular season finale 2-0 to Assumption on Oct. 29 at Jess Dow Field.
Erica Ridella made 10 saves in the loss for the Owls.
NCAA SELECTION SHOWAll the teams that qualify for the NCAA Tournament, along with final rankings and game locations, will be unveiled during the selection show on Monday, Nov. 10 on NCAA.com
NORTHEAST-10 WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGSPlace   Team   Conference Record   Overall Record
1.   Assumption      12-2      13-3-1
2.   Saint Rose      11-1-2      15-1-2
3.   Adelphi      9-4-1      12-4-1
4.   SCSU         9-4-1      10-5-15.   Franklin Pierce      8-5-1      10-5-16.   Le Moyne      8-5-1      10-7-1
7.   Pace         8-6      10-8
8.   Stonehill      6-6-2      8-7-2
9.   Saint Anselm      5-6-3      7-6-3
10.   New Haven      5-7-2      6-9-2
11.   SNHU         4-9-1      6-10-2
12.   Saint Michael's      4-9-1      5-11-1
13.   American Int'l      4-9-1      4-11-1
14.   Merrimack      3-9-2      7-9-2
15.   Bentley         0-14      2-15
IN THE PRESEASON NORTHEAST-10 COACHES POLLThe Owls were picked ninth in the Northeast-10 Preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 100 points, while Saint Rose was tabbed as the preseason favorite.
WELCOME TO THE CLUBThe Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2014 season -
Hannah Bodner,
Victoria Buonanni,
Victoria Conde,Â
Brooke Davis,
Erica Friel,
Kimberly Livecchi,
Taylor Moore,
Marissa Pearson,
Betti Worth and
Kasie Wilk.
THE CAPTAINSHead Coach
Adam Cohen has announced that seniors
Hannah Spreckley and
Sarah Brochu will serve as team captains for the Owls this fall.
LOOKING BACK AT 2013The Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team enjoyed a fine 2013 season and narrowly missed out on a berth in the Northeast-10 Tournament. The Owls finished the year with seven wins. The team also excelled in the classroom, as they were once again honored by the National Soccer Coaches Accosiation of America with a Team Academic Award for posting a cumulative team grade point average of higher than 3.0.
PIRES NAMED THIRD OWLS' ALL-AMERICANSenior
Suzane Pires became the third player in Owls' history to earn All-America honors when she was recognized by the NSCAA at the conclusion of last year. She joins Theresa Uliano and Beba Stratakis as Owls' All-Americans.
PIRES EARNS ALL-REGION HONORSFor the third year in a row,
Suzane Pires was named to the All-Region teamfor her play during the 2013 season. Â
TWO NAMED ALL-NEW ENGLAND, ALL-ECACHannah Spreckley and
Suzane Pires were both selected to the All-New England and the All-ECAC teams for their play during the 2013 season.
OWLS THRIVE INDIVIDUALLY IN THE CLASSROOMFrom the academic standpoint, the Owls were honored with the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fifth year in a row. Twenty-one 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.
PAIR COLLECT ALL-CONFERENCE HONORSHannah Spreckley and
Suzane Pires were recognized by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2013 season. Pires collected First-Team All-League honors, while Spreckley was named to the Second-Team.