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THIS PAST WEEK
Southern Connecticut played just one game last week: a 2-1 win over No. 15 Merrimack. This was the first time the two teams faced each other since meeting in the NCAA Tournament last year. The Warriors knocked the Owls out of the tournament by a score of 1-0.
 
BEATING NO. 15 MERRIMACK
Chae Brangman scored both goals for the Owls in the win over the Warriors. He was the recipient of a pass from Louis Greenway-Tambini as he was about 10 yards away from the goal and fired it past Merrimack's keeper Lucas Rezende. Merrimack responded right before the half with a goal by Augusto Silva, but Brangman came back in the 74th minute, drawing a foul on Rezende and earning a penalty kick, which he scored to give the Owls a 2-1 lead and win.
 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Southern Conn. is now 5-1-1 in the NE-10, tied for second with Adelphi. The Owls have yet to play the other three teams currently in the top four: Southern New Hampshire, Adelphi and Bentley.
 
OWLS OWN CONFERENCE AWARDS
Chae Brangman has been named NE-10 Player of the Week for his efforts in the win over No. 15 Merrimack. Brangman scored both goals of the game for the Owls, including the game winning penalty kick in the 74th minute. Brangman gets the honors a week after Louis Greenway-Tambini earned the award with two goals against Saint Anselm. Weens Simon also won Rookie of the Week last week; he scored his first collegiate goal against AIC.

THIS WEEK
Southern Connecticut plays two away games this week. They travel to Waltham, Mass. on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. to take on Bentley, which is fourth in the conference with a 4-3 record. Then on Saturday, they will head up to Albany, N.Y. to face Saint Rose at 1 p.m.
 
SCOUTING BENTLEY
The Falcons are 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the NE-10. They have won their last two games at Saint Rose 2-0 and vs. Le Moyne 2-1. The Falcons and Owls share just two common opponents thus far: Merrimack and Le Moyne. Southern Connecticut is 2-0 against those teams, while Bentley is 1-1. The Falcons score an average of 1.2 goals per game and are led by a collection of players including Nick Hoffman, who leads the team with three goals, and Scott Levy, Evan Ryan and Forrest Scaringe, who each have two goals. Their keeper, Jack Blatchford, has saved 35 of 47 shots faced, good for a save percentage of 74.5-percent.
 
ALL-TIME vs. BENTLEY
The Owls are 22-2-2 all-time against Bentley, including wins in their last two games.
 
SCOUTING SAINT ROSE
As on Monday, the Golden Knights are 4-5-1 and 3-3-1 in the conference. They will play New Haven on Tuesday before hosting the Owls this Saturday. Saint Rose and Southern Connecticut share three common opponents as of Monday: Merrimack, Saint Anselm and Le Moyne. The Owls are 3-0 against those teams; Saint Rose is 2-0-1, tying Merrimack. As of Monday, the Golden Knights have lost three straight and are 0-3-1 in their last four. Romaine Williamson is the leading goal scorer for Saint Rose with six goals, tied for second in the conference. Behind him is Joshua Hanif with four goals. Colan Balkwell is the expected keeper for the Golden Knights; he has allowed ten goals on 48 shots, good for a save percentage of 79.2-percent.
 
ALL-TIME vs. SAINT ROSE
The Owls are 13-0-0 all-time against the Golden Knights, winning each of the last two matchups 1-0 in overtime.
 
THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
SCSU was picked second in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll.  The Owls received 154 points and one first place vote out of 14.
2015 Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
1. So. New Hampshire - 169 (13)
2. So. Connecticut - 154 (1)
3. Merrimack - 140
4. Adelphi - 137
5. Le Moyne - 114
6. Franklin Pierce - 106
7. Stonehill - 98
8. Bentley - 79
9. American Int'l - 74
10. Saint Michael's - 57
11. Assumption - 54
12. Saint Rose - 41
13. Saint Anselm - 27
14. New Haven - 24
(#) - indicates first-place votes
 
LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The Owls finished 2014 with a 15-5 record and a No. 17 national ranking in the NSCAA poll. SCSU reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and before that, qualified for the finals of the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Owls averaged just over two goals per game, with Daquan King and Markus Jacobsenleading the team with 10 goals each. Defense was the Owls' strength. Led by NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year Sebastian Brems, they allowed 1.16 goals per game. Freshman keeper Noah Varonier was a stud in net for the Owls, saving 71-percent of the shots he faced.
 
THE CAPTAIN
Head coach Tom Lang announced that redshirt senior Tyler Naef will captain the Owls this fall. This will mark the second straight year that Naef will serve as a team captain.
 
SCORING PUNCH COMING BACK
Southern Connecticut will see two of its top five scorers from last season return - Markus Jacobsen and Chae Brangman. Brangman finished second on the team last year with six goals. The next highest returning scorers are Brandon Rowlinson and Ignacio Navarro, who each scored two goals last year.
 
2014 ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
Seven players from the 2014 team were named to the All-Conference Team:
• Sebastian Brems was named First-Team All-Conference and NE-10 Defender of the year.
• Daquan King and Mads Larsen were named Second-Team All-Conference.
• Chae Brangman, Jonas Folstad, and Markus Jacobsen were named Third-Team All-Conference.
• Brangman and Noah Varonier were named to the All-Rookie Team.
• Brangman was also named Rookie of the Year.
 
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 14 newcomers to the squad for the 2015 season, including freshmen Ansbito Basquin, Jose Canahui, Weens Simon, Seth Dasher, Daniel Silva,Alejandro Rivera, Dylan Hogan, Alex Brown, and Daniel Prendergast. The Owls also welcome transfers Louis Greenway-Tambini, Sean Black, Alain Laurent, Mitchel White and Joe Lucas Santos.
 
IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 31-9-6 in season openers.
 
LOOKING BACK AT 2014
The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team was ranked as high as No. 1 in the region and No. 5 in the nation in 2014.
 
TRIO NAMED ALL-ECAC/QUARTET ALL-REGION
Sebastian Brems, Daquan King, and Mads Larsen were named All-ECAC for their efforts on the pitch during the 2014 season. Brems, Markus Jacobsen, Jonas Folstad, and Chae Brangman were named to the NSCAA/Continental Tire Division II All-East Region Team.
 
ON DECK
Following this week's games, the Owls have two home games next week: Wednesday against Adelphi and Saturday against Assumption.