SNHU 4, Adelphi 0
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Coming off an opening round bye, SNHU wasted no time asserting itself. The current NE10 Rookie of the Week, Martin Zapata lifted the lid in the first half before three more Penmen found their way into the scorebook. All conference forward Philipp Herrmann would score as well along with two goals off the bench from Martin Fuentes. The game marked the first brace for Fuentes this season.
Winning with four goals, SNHU recorded its largest conference margin of victory in more than a month and continued being one of the strongest scoring teams in the nation. Wednesday was the eigth four-plus goal game for the Penmen in 2024.
Fresh off being named NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year, Preston Neal saved his only two tests while Adelphi keeper Santiago Arango made none stops in defeat.
New Haven 1, Franklin Pierce 0
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New Haven came into the 2024 NE10 Championship seeded higher than it had ever been (No. 2), and two matches later it's also doubled it's all-time NE10 Championship win total ... to two. The historic season continues for the Chargers, who now head to Saturday's NE10 Final for the first time in program history.
Eliminating Franklin Pierce, New Haven dealt the defending national champions their first postseason loss since the 2019 NCAA Quarterfinals and first NE10 postseason loss since 2018.
The Chargers were outshot by the Ravens, but the only shot that mattered came from Oskar Kvarnback in the 51st minute. The junior Swede scored his third career goal and first of 2024, beating FPU keeper Karl Vernet and clinching history. Vernet made two saves while New Haven netminder Archie Watts recorded seven in his shutout.
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