Men's Soccer Notes - Matches 1-2
Southern Connecticut (0-0)
 at Mercy (0-0)
Friday, August 30 • 3 p.m.
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Southern Connecticut
vs. Bridgeport
Sunday, September 2 • 2 p.m.
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OWLS START 2018 CAMPAIGN WITH TWO GAMES
Coming off the 34th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, the Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team opens the 2018 season on Aug. 30 with a away game against Mercy at 3 p.m. The Owls then host Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.

ALL-TIME VS. MERCY
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Mavericks, 6-2.
Last Meeting - SCSU 1, Mercy 0 (8/31/2017)

ALL-TIME VS. BRIDGEPORT
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Purple Knights, 36-14-2.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls are 34-9-2 all-time in season openers.
                     
RETURNING OWLS
The Owls have 11 returning players from the 2017 campaign - Ian Shannon, Blaise Haba, Nicolas Ruiz Colodrero, Devante Teixeira, Jhony Gonzalez, Kevin Van der Pol, Ignasi Perez Cererols, Lukas Szymecki, Dylan Hogan, Zak Wright and Noah Rattet.

BIG SHOES TO FILL
Seniors Noah Varonier and Louis Greenway Tambini started all 19 games for the Owls last season. Tambini, who earned All-America honors, led the Owls in all scoring categories as he notched 14 goals, five assists and 33 points. Varonier played all 19 games in net for the Owls, recording a 0.96 GAA, an .817 save percentage and posted a 11-4-4 record. 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 14 newcomers to the 2018 squad - Bailey Bassett, Yan Silva, Dexter Tenn, Jonathan Foster, Daniel Utgaard, Francisco Roldan Martin, Khaleed Dawkins, Remington Maxwell, Juan Avila, Eric Amaya, Anderson Loaiza, Max Mojica, Aren Seeger and Jake Davis.

THE CAPTAINS
Southern Connecticut State University head men's soccer coach Tom Lang has announced that senior Jhony Gonzalez and junior Zak Wright will serve as team captains for the upcoming 2018 season.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST YEAR
The Owls finished last season at 11-4-4 record as well as qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament. The Owls reached the Semifinals in the Northeast-10 Tournament before losing on the road to the eventual champion, Merrimack. 

IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKING
The SCSU men's soccer team has been selected third in the NE10 preseason poll.
1. Merrimack - 158 (5)
2. Adelphi - 155 (5)
3. Southern Connecticut - 139 (1)
4. Southern New Hampshire - 138 (2)
5. Le Moyne - 131 (1)
6. Franklin Pierce - 102
7. Saint Rose - 92
8. American International - 88
9. Bentley - 83
10. Stonehill - 58
11. Assumption - 42
12. New Haven - 35
13. Saint Anselm - 32
14. Saint Michael's - 21

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action Sept. 5 for a home game against Concordia.

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