Complete Game Notes as a PDFOn the heels of a dramatic 2-1 win at Assumption over the weekend, the No. 7 nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team returns to action with two games this week. The Owls host Saint Rose on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. before No. 18 nationally ranked Merrimack visits Jess Dow Field on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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JOSLYN STRIKES AGAIN
For the second time in four games,
Kevin Joslyn recorded the game-winning goal in an Owls' triumph. He converted a penalty kick with 1:29 remaining on Saturday in the 2-1 win over Assumption.
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BRANGMAN SETTLING IN
Freshman
Chae Brangman has registered a point in three consecutive games - goals agains Mercy and Assumption sandwiched around an assist against Bentley.
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MOVING ON UP
The Owls moved up three spots to No. 7 nationally in last week's NSCAA poll. It's the highest ranking for the Owls since being ranked No. 6 in the 2007 preseason poll.
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BALANCED ATTACK
ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE
The Owls lead the all-time series versus Saint Rose by a mark of 12-0.
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ALL-TIME VS. MERRIMACK
The Owls lead the all-time series versus Merrimack by a mark of 11-4-1.
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NAVARRO NETS NUMBER ONE
Ignacio Navarro collected his first collegiate goal in the win over Bentley.
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RUIZ LENDING A HAND
Graduate student
Daniel Ruiz leads the Owls with three assists through the first four games of the year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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IN SEASON OPENERSÂ
The Owls are 31-9-6 in season openers.
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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
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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.
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A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut has 16 student-athletes returning from last year's squad that finished with a 10-5-1 mark.
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB
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.
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PAIR NAMED ALL-ECAC
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.
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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.
ON DECK
The Owls return to action on Sept. 30 for a road match against LeMoyne.
