Southern Connecticut State University Owls (2-7-1, 2-4-0 NE10)
vs Saint Anselm Hawks (5-6-0, 2-5-0 NE10) 
Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 
Time: 3:00 PM 
Location: Melucci Field (Manchester, N.H.) 
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will travel to Rindge, N.H. to take Saint Anselmin a Northeast 10 Conference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. 

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Saint Anselm Spectator Policy 

• Saint Anselm currently plans to allow fans and spectators at its fall home events. Individuals who are unvaccinated, or not fully vaccinated, will be required to wear masks at all times. Fully vaccinated spectators are not required to wear a mask at outdoor competition venues.

All-Time Against Franklin Pierce: 21-4-2
The Last Time They Met: Southern defeated Saint Anselm in overtime, 1-0 in overtime, on Oct. 19, 2019 at Jess Dow Field. Blaise Haba scored the game-winning goal in the 93rd minute, while Ian Shannon had two saves. 

Player Notes

• Against New Haven, Slapak became the fifth Southern player and third Southern freshman to score a goal. 
• Against New Haven, Bassett recorded his second consecutive game with at least seven saves, and his sixth game this season with at least five saves. 
• Juan Alava (Guayaquil, Ecuador) goal was against Adelphi his second in an Owls' uniform. He previously scored against Saint Michael's on Sept. 18, 2021. Before arriving at Southern, he scored three goals in two seasons played at Nassau Community College.
• Leroy Best (Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) and Alava currently lead the Owls with two goals scored this season.
• Alex da Cunha's (Norderstedt, Germany) assist to Alava against Adelphi was the first of his collegiate career. 
• Bassett's seven saves against Adelphi was one off his season-high of eight, done on Sept. 18, 2021 against Saint Michael's.
• Bassett recorded his second shutout of the season against Saint Michael's (also done against Bridgeport on Sept. 8) and sixth of his career. 
• Against Saint Michael's, Jalen Jean (West Hempstead, N.Y.) and Best became the first freshman duo to both record a goal in a game since Devante Teixeira and Jan-Malte Thesenvitz did so on Oct. 1, 2016 against Saint Anselm. 
• Best became the first player to score a goal in their first career game at Southern since Louis Greenway Tambini did so on Sept. 3, 2015 against Dominican. 
• Against Saint Michael's, Jean became the first Southern freshman to record a goal and an assist in the same game since Chae Brangman did so on Nov. 4, 2014 against Franklin Pierce. 

 
NE10/NCAA Ranks

• Bassett ranks second in in the NE10 in saves (46) and fifth in shutouts (2). 
• Bassett also ranks 26th nationally in total saves. 

Up Next
Southern plays Assumption on the road on Tuesday Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m..