Southern Connecticut State University (1-6-1, 1-3-0 NE10)
vs University of New Haven Chargers (5-2-1, 2-2-1 NE10) 
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 
Time: 7:00 PM 
Location: Jess Dow Field (New Haven, Conn.) 
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The Southern Connecticut State University men's soccer team will host University of New Haven at Jess Dow Field in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 in New Haven, Conn. This will be Southern's first home game since Sept. 22. 

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Owls fans can find the latest news, scores and highlights at the Official Website of the Southern Connecticut men's soccer team, SCSUOwls.com/sports/mens-soccer, or on Twitter and Instagram at @SCSU_MSOC. 

SCSU Athletics Spectator Policy 
In compliance with the University policy, all individuals - regardless of vaccination status - must wear a mask when attending Friday's game at Jess Dow Field anytime fans are not sitting in their seat or unable to social distance.  

Spectators will be asked to practice social distancing whenever possible whether indoors or outdoors. There will not be restrictions on fan attendance, specifically related to capacity, but fans are asked to remain in small, communal groups and maintain social distance from other groups while in the stands whenever possible.   
  
SCSU continues to encourage fans and spectators to follow the guidance of public health officials, including social distancing and increased hand hygiene. Spectators will not be permitted near team benches or sidelines and may not interact with student-athletes before, during, or after the conclusion of the event on the playing fields/courts. Per University policy, the wearing of face masks is required in all campus buildings and at outside locations where social distancing is not possible.  

All-Time Against New Haven: 39-11-4 
The Last Time They Met: Southern lost to New Haven, 2-0, on Oct. 9, 2019 at Kathy Zolad Stadium. Southern and New Haven have not played each other at Jess Dow Field since Sept. 11, 2018, a 3-2 Owls' victory in overtime. Ignasi Perez Cererols scored two goals, including the game-winner, and Devante Teixeira scored the other.

Last Time Out 
Southern lost in overtime to Adelphi, 2-1, in Garden City, N.Y. on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021.  Alex da Cunha (Norderstedt, Germany) connected with Juan Alava (Guayaquil, Ecuador) in the 16th minute for the Owls' lone goal. Bailey Bassett (Andover, Conn.) recorded seven saves in the game.

Player Notes

• Alava's 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.
• da Cunha's 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. 
• Bassett has recorded at least five saves in five of the eight games played this season.
• Against Saint Michael's, Jean 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. 
• Southern has assisted on five of their six goals this season. 

 
NE10/NCAA Ranks

• Bassett ranks second in in the NE10 in saves (36) and fifth in shutouts (2). 
• Bassett also ranks 13th nationally in total saves. 

Up Next
Southern travels to Rindge, N.H. on Saturday on Oct. 9 to play Franklin Pierce at 7:00 pm.