Box Score

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team beat cross-town rival New Haven, 2-1, to earn its first conference win of the 2017 campaign.

RECORDS: SCSU (3-1) | UNH (0-4)                                   

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The match was scoreless in the first half, despite several scoring opportunities on both ends of the field.  UNH opened up the scoring within the first five minutes of the second half to give the Chargers the 1-0 lead. Owls would score two minutes later off a penalty kick; freshman Ignasi Cererols (Barcelona, Spain) scored the tying goal, the first of his collegiate career.

The game would stay deadlocked at one until the 76^th minute when the Owls team captain Louis Greenway-Tambini (Nottingham, England) scored off a cross from freshman Kevin Van der Pol (Drammen, Buskerud, Norway) to give the Owls a 2-1 lead. That would prove to be the game winning goal and secured the Owls first conference win of the 2017 campaign.

UP NEXT:
Owls head to Bentley on Saturday for its second NE10 matchup, with the game set to start at 3 p.m.