Southern Connecticut State University Men's Soccer (0-0, 0-0 NE10)
vs. Mercy College Mavericks (0-0, 0-0 NE10)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019
Time: 2 PM
Location: Jess Dow Field (New Haven, Conn.)
Live Video | Live Stats
Southern Connecticut men's soccer hosts Mercy on Saturday, Sept. 7 for the Owls' 2019 season opener at 2 p.m. at Jess Dow Field.
MULTIMEDIA
Live video will be available for Saturday's season-opener against Mercy on the NE10Now video streaming portal. In addtion, live stats will be available at SouthernCTOwls.com.Â
FOLLOW THE OWLS
For the latest news, scores and highlights as well as up-to-the-minute schedule changes or announcements, visit SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUMSOC. In addition, in-game highlights will be available on the Official Twitter Account of SCSU Men's Soccer, @SCSU_MSOC.Â
ALL-TIME AGAINST MERCY
• Southern enters the weekend's contest with a record of 6-2 in eight meetings all-time against Mercy.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET
• Mercy pulled away with a 5-1 win the 2018 season opener in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. on Aug. 30, 2018.
• Mercy's Manuel Achondo scored twice while Gaston Rosenblum and Alejandro Alvarez had two assists apiece.
• For the Owls, Blaise Haba scored on an assist from Zak Wright for Southern's lone goal of the contest, and its first of the season.Â
CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
Seniors Devante Teixeira and Noah Rattet have been selected by the Owls' coaching staff and student-athletes as captains for the 2019 season.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• The Owls were tabbed to finish fifth in the 2019 Northeast 10 Conference Coaches Preseason Poll, as announced by the NE10 on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019.
• Teixeira and Cererols posted identical stat lines a year ago, both tallying four goals and five assists for 13 points.Â
• Francisco Roldan scored three goals and added one assist while Utgaard scored twice and assisted on another and Colodrero found the back of the net two times.Â
• In goal, Bailey Bassett returns after starting 12 of the Owls' 18 games a year ago and posting a 6-4 record with a 1.11 goals-against average with four shutouts.
