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STARTING THE SEASON AT .500
The No. 16 nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team begins the season 1-1 after splitting their two games during the opening weekend. They picked up the win against Dominican off a Louis Greenway-Tambini score, which came off a scramble for the ball. Noah Varonier made four saves in the win. The Owls dropped the following game 3-0 to No. 11 LIU-Post, a game in which the entire team did not play as well. Varonier made three saves in the match, but mishandled a shot which led to the third goal of the game.

DROPPING OUT
After starting the season 1-1, the Owls have fallen out of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings. They were previously ranked No. 16 and lost to No. 11 LIU-Post, which is now ranked No. 15. Eight teams that were not in the top 25 in the preseason have moved up into the top 25 in the week 1 poll.

LACK OF OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
The Owls scored one goal in the opening two games this season after scoring five goals in the first two games last season. Four of the six players who took the most shots last year are no longer on the team, and the remaining two players, Chae Brangman and Markus Jacobsen, have combined for two shots in the first two games. Southern Connecticut will look for returning sophomore Sabri Akter, who started the first two games this year, and newcomer Louis Greenway-Tambini, who has the only goal for the Owls on the young season, in particular to pick up the slack.

SCOUTING LE MOYNE
The Owls play just one game this week, a home matchup against Le Moyne on Saturday afternoon. The Dolphins were ranked fifth in the NE-10 preseason poll and enter this week with a record of 2-0, having beaten Lock Haven University and Mercy College. Le Moyne's keeper, Ben Beaury, has not allowed a goal in those two games, turning away nine shots. Southern Connecticut has one goal and seven shots on goal in two games.

ALL-TIME VS. LE MOYNE
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Dolphins with a record of 16-4-1. The Owls defeated Le Moyne last year 2-1 thanks to two goals from graduate Daniel Ruiz. 

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 andIgnacio 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 game against Le Moyne, the Owls visit Bridgeport on Wednesday, September 16 and Saint Michael's on Saturday, September 19.