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2008 NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP


Sunday, November 2

Quarterfinals
Match 1: #1 UMass Lowell 4, #8 Bentley 1
Match 2: #2 So. New Hampshire 1, #7 Assumption 0
Match 3: #3 Franklin Pierce 2, #6 Southern Connecticut 1 (OT)
Match 4: #4 Le Moyne 2, #5 Merrimack 2 (Le Moyne Advances on PKs 4-3)

Wednesday, November 5

Semifinals
Match 5: #4 Le Moyne 2, #1 UMass Lowell 1 (2OT)
Match 6: #3 Franklin Pierce 0, #2 Southern New Hampshire 0 (So. New Hampshire Advances)

Saturday, November 8

Championship
Match 7: #2 Southern New Hampshire 1, #4 Le Moyne 0

Southern New Hampshire Wins 2008 Northeast-10
Men's Soccer Championship


South Easton, Mass. – Southern New Hampshire University has claimed the 2008 Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer Championship with a 1-0 win over fourth seed Le Moyne College (13-5-3) Saturday afternoon at Larkin Field on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.

Southern New Hampshire (15-2-4), the second seed in this year’s championship, won their third Northeast-10 championship in school history and their first since 2002. The Penmen won their first championship in 2000.

The Penmen jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Matt Delaney (Wallasey, England)Kevin Woods (Alyth, Scotland) scored off a header from a corner kick pass from Adrian Schippers (Ashby, Mass.) and at the 18th minute. Delaney was named the championship’s Most Valuable Player.

The Penmen would hold on to the lead throughout the first half and entered halftime leading 1-0 as their defense held Le Moyne scoreless during the first half limiting the Dolphins to three shots.

In the opening minutes of the second half, Le Moyne came close to tying the game with a free indirect kick inside the box, however the Southern New Hampshire defense was able to deflect the shot attempt and hold on to the 1-0 lead.

As the second half progressed both teams had scoring opportunities, however the defense for Le Moyne and Southern New Hampshire kept each other’s offense from scoring.

The Penmen and Dolphins exchanged corner kicks in the final minutes of regulation as both teams were held scoreless in the second half. Southern New Hampshire would hold on for the 1-0 victory as goalkeeper Sean Lambert (Rehoboth, Mass.) recorded his 11th shutout of the season. Le Moyne’s goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland, N.Y.) made three saves in net.

Le Moyne’s Sean Lawlor (Kirkham, Preston) and Brandon Morse (Lima, Ohio) were named to the All-Championship team along with Southern New Hampshire’s Delaney, Richard Kentich (Kingston, Jamaica) and Woods.

Stephen Blaisdell (Assumption), Harris Smirko (Bentley), Frantz Francois (Franklin Pierce ), Jamie Wangia (UMass Lowell), Matt Sanderson (Merrimack) and Andrew Esposito (Southern Connecticut) round out the All-Championship team.

With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.


2008 Men's Soccer All-Championship Team

Stephen Blaisdell, Assumption
Harris Smirko, Bentley
Frantz Francois, Franklin Pierce
Sean Lawlor and Brandon Morse, Le Moyne
Jamie Wangia, UMass Lowell
Matt Sanderson, Merrimack
Andrew Esposito, Southern Connecticut
Matt Delaney, Richard Kentish and Kevin Woods, Southern New Hampshire
Matt Delaney - Most Valuable Player

 


Le Moyne and Southern New Hampshire Set To Face Off For NE-10 Championship


The Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Championship Final is set to feature #4 Le Moyne College and #2 Southern New Hampshire at 3 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Field on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.

Franklin Pierce's inadvertent use of an ineligible player in the November 5 semifinal match against Southern New Hampshire has resulted in the Penmen advancing to tomorrow's final.

Southern New Hampshire is appearing in their fourth Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Championship for the first time since 2002. The Penmen won the NE-10 championship in 2000 and 2002. Southern New Hampshire is led by the 2008 Northeast-10 Player of the Year, Adrian Schippers. An All Northeast-10 First Team selection, Schippers currently has eight goals and five assists for 21 points this season. Paulson Edum has also scored eight goals for the Penmen and has assisted on three others for 19 points. Sean Lambert, the 2008 NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, leads the conference in goals against average (0.36), save percentage (.854) and shutouts (10).

Le Moyne is advancing to their first championship final since 2005 after defeating top seed UMass Lowell 2-1 in double-overtime during the semifinals. This will be the Dolphins third appearance in the championship final winning their first title in 2005 with a 1-0 victory over Franklin Pierce.

Le Moyne entered halftime leading 1-0 after Jesse Carr scored with a looping shot from the top of the box from Brandon Morse.

The Dolphins led a majority of the second half until the 71st minute when UMass Lowell's Stephen Potcner tied the game at 1-1 with his ninth goal of the season. The game would remain tied throughout the remainder of the second half and through the first overtime period. However, minutes into the second overtime period Le Moyne's Sean Lawlor scored the game-winning goal off a free kick to give the Dolphins the 2-1 victory. Le Moyne's Steve White made five saves in net.

Matthew Pecheone leads the team in scoring with 11 goals and five assists for 27 points, while Angelo Reina is second with eight goals scored and two assists for 18 points. Goalkeeper Steve White has kept opponents to under one goal per game (0.91) and has a .750 save percentage in net.

 

Top Four Teams Advance in Northeast-10
Men's Soccer Championship

 

The top four seeds in the 2008 Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Championship field have advanced to Wednesday's semifinal contests. Top seed UMass Lowell will host #4 Le Moyne, while #2 Southern New Hampshire hosts #3 Franklin Pierce. Both contests are scheduled for 5 p.m.

#1 UMass Lowell 4, #8 Bentley 1

Bentley's Jimmy Alexander scored the games first goal midway through the first half to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. However, UMass Lowell responded with a game-tying goal at the 31st minute from Jeffery Danso. With the game tied 1-1 with 35 seconds remaining in the half, Danso struck again with a header off a cross pass from Jose Esteves to give the River Hawks a 2-1 halftime lead. UMass Lowell would tack on two more goals in the second half both coming from Jamie Wangia to secure the 4-1 victory. River Hawk's goalkeeper Ryan Richards made four saves in net.


#4 Le Moyne 2, #5 Merrimack (Le Moyne Advances 4-3 PKs)

Merrimack jumped out to an early first half lead when Merrimack's Wayne Sygrove scored off a free kick at 7:56. The Warrior's lead didn't last long as Le Moyne's Angelo Reina scored off a break-away punt from goalkeeper Steve White to tie the game at 1-1. The game remained tied entering halftime, however that wouldn't last for long. Merrimack's Eric Gomes scored off a rebound assist by Sygrove at the 47th minute. Again, the Warrior's lead didn't last as Le Moyne's Brice Rudat tied the game at 2-2 at the 73rd minute. The game remained tied throughout the remaining of regulation and two ten-minute overtime periods resulting in a penalty kick shootout. The Dolphins would outlast the Warriors 4-3 in kicks and were declared the match winners.

#2 Southern New Hampshire 1, #7 Assumption 0

After playing a scoreless first-half, Southern New Hampshire finally broke the ice scoring the games first goal at the 57th minute in the second half. Paulson Edum scored off an assist from Adrian Schippers to put the Penmen up 1-0 and eventual win. Southern New Hampshire outshot Assumption 11-6. Penmen goalkeeper Sean Lambert posted his ninth shutout of the year without recording a save or facing a shot on goal. Assumption's Brandon Sullivan recorded four saves in net.

#3 Franklin Pierce 2, #6 Southern Connecticut 1 (OT)

Third seeded Franklin Pierce and sixth seeded Southern Connecticut played through a scoreless first half before the Owls scored the games first goal at the 54th minute of the second half. Djordje Jankovic scored his second goal of the season off a cross pass from Ian Serrao. The Owl's lead didn't last long as Franklin Pierce's Viktor Goncalves scored his 12th goal of the year off an assist from Tom Reilly at the 57th minute. The game would remain tied as regulation expired, however in the first overtime period Frantz Francois scored the game-winning goal with under two-minutes remaining in overtime. The Ravens outshot the Owls 17-4 and held a 9-1 advantag on corner kicks. Southern Connecticut's Andrew Esposito made nine saves in net.