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LOOKING TO KEEP IT GOING
Coming off a 4-2 win over Bentley in its Northeast-10 Conference opener, the No. 7 nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team returns to action on Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. start at Assumption.

MOVING ON UP
The Owls moved up three spots to No. 7 nationally in this week's NSCAA poll. It's the highest ranking for the Owls since being ranked No. 6 in the 2007 preseason poll.

BALANCED ATTACK
Four different players  - Mads Larsen, Daquan King, Ignacio Navarro and Jonas Folstad - registered goals for the Owls in their 4-2 win over Bentley.

ALL-TIME VS. ASSUMPTION
The Owls lead the all-time series versus Bentley by a mark of 21-2-2.

NAVARRO NETS NUMBER ONE
Ignacio Navarro collected his first collegiate goal in the win over Bentley.

RUIZ LENDING A HAND
Graduate student Daniel Ruiz leads the Owls with three assists through the first three games of the year.

FLYING INTO THE NATIONAL POLL
Thanks to two wins during the season-opening weekend, the Owls jumped into the NSCAA national poll at No. 10 on Sept. 10.

KING NAMED TO NE-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Junior Daquan King was selected to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for his play in the Owls' first two outings of the year. King netted a pair of goals in Southern's 4-1 win over Mercy.

QUICK STRIKE
Sophomore Kevin Joslyn scored only 72 seconds into play and the Owls made it stand up from there in a 1-0 season opening victory over No. 8 nationally ranked LIU-Post.

VERONIER STARTS STRONG
Freshman goalkeeper Noah Veronier earned victories in his first two collegiate appearances during the opening weekend. He stopped four shots to collect a shutout in the win over LIU-Post and followed that up with two saves in the victory over Mercy.

NEWCOMERS FIND THE SCORESHEET
Freshmen Chae Brangman registered his first collegiate goal in the win over Mercy while transfer Daniel Ruiz dished out a pair of assists in that contest.

THE CAPTAINS
Head coach Tom Lang announced that redshirt junior Tyler Naef and junior Jonas Folstad will captain the Owls this fall. This will mark the second straight year that Folstad will serve as a team captain.

IN SEASON OPENERS 
The Owls are 31-9-6 in season openers.

IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
SCSU was picked fourth in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 141 points, while Southern New Hampshire was chosen as the conference favorite.
2014 Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Southern New Hampshire – 168 (12)
2. Merrimack – 146
3. Adelphi – 143 (2)
4. Southern Connecticut – 141
5. Franklin Pierce – 129
6. Le Moyne– 111
7. Bentley - 98
8. Saint Rose – 69
9. American Int'l – 68
10. St. Michael's – 60
11. Stonehill – 48
12. New Haven – 37
13. Assumption – 32
14. Saint Anselm – 24
(  ) - indicates first-place votes

SCORING PUNCH COMING BACK
The Owls are returning their top-five leading scorers from a season ago with Mads Larsen (13 points) and Daquan King (12 points) keying the charge.

A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut has 16 student-athletes returning from last year's squad that finished with a 10-5-1 mark.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2014 season - Sabri Akter, Chae Brangman, Clarence Burnett, Gabe Diaz, Robert Gallucci, Tom Gardiner, Allen Mehmedovic, Michael Phang, Daniel Ruiz and Noah Veronier.

LOOKING BACK AT 2013
The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team was ranked as high as No. 9 in the region in 2013. The Owls closed the year by qualifying for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament and totaled 10 wins.

PAIR NAMED ALL-ECAC
Sebastian Brems and Jonas Folstad were named All-ECAC for their efforts on the pitch during the 2013 season.

DUO COLLECTS ALL-REGION LAURELS
Sebastian Brems and Jonas Folstad were both recognized as All-Region performers at the conclusion of the 2013 season. Brems was honored by both the NSCAA and by Daktronics, while Folstad was tabbed for the Daktronics team.

BREMS NAMED NE-10 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR; EIGHT OWLS HONORED
Eight members of the Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team captured year-end honors from the Northeast-10 Conference. Sebastian Brems and Jonas Folstad earned First-Team honors, with Brems also being recognized as the league's Rookie of the Year.
• Mads Larsen and Stephen Sasso were named to the Second-Team, while Daquan King and Ross McGibney were named Third-Team All-Conference.
• Brems, Kevin Joslyn and Alex Soriano were all named to the NE-10 All-Rookie Team.

ON DECK
The Owls return to action on Sept. 24 for a home match against Saint Rose.