MANCHESTER, N.H. — Southern Connecticut men's soccer was defeated by Southern New Hampshire University, 2-1, in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup in Manchester, N.H. With the loss, Southern drops to 7-4-3 overall and 4-3-2 in NE10 play while Southern New Hampshire improves to 7-3-3 overall and 4-1-3 in conference play.
Raffaele Ciarleglio (Branford, Conn.) scored once to give the Owls an early lead over the Penmen in the 24th minute. Cristian Sayers (Sorrento, Australia) connected a pass with Yannick Hilpert (Den Haag, Zuid Holland, Netherlands) in the midfield third. Hilpert then played a ball forward to Ciarleglio who was making a diagonal run toward the left touchline. Ciarleglio turned, beat his defender to the inside, and rocketed a shot outside of the penalty box to find the back of the net. The goal is the first of his career.
The Penmen equalized the game when Michael Garcia scored in the 60th minute of play. With under 5 minutes left in regulation, the Penmen sealed the deal by a goal from Colin Milliken.
The Penmen outshot the Owls, 23 to 4, with goalkeeper Devin Juan (Meriden, Conn.) making 8 saves.
The Owls return to action on the road at American International College on Wednesday, Oct. 19 to play at 7 p.m. Following that match, the men's soccer team will wrap up their regular season at Bentley University on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m.
