Men's Soccer

FPU Plays Lone Halloween Trick in NE10 Opening Round

Two of Three Higher Seeds Advance in the NE10 Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
OPENING ROUND (Oct. 31)
No. 2 AIC 1, No. 7 Adelphi 0
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No. 3 Bentley 3, No 6 Assumption 1
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No. 5 Franklin Pierce 1, No. 5 Saint Anselm 0
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TOP PERFORMANCES
  • Bentley scored three goals, making it now 15 goals in its last four wins.  The goals came from Antonio Di Gaudio, Michael Cagno and Gamaliel Ortiz Rivas.
  • Dani Almeida scored the game-winner for FPU for the second straight game.  He has eight goals on the season.
  • Despite the loss, Saint Anselm keeper David Hood stopped seven of eight shots on net.
  • Sandro Alvarez Jimenez, one of the top rookies in the conference, continued his strong play, netting a deep strike in the first half to be the ultimate difference maker for AIC.
  • Santiago Arango made eight saves in a valiant effort between the pipes for Adelphi.

KEY MOMENTS
  • Bentley came out on fire, scoring three first half goals to leave no doubt against the Greyhounds.
  • Antonio Di Gaudio put Bentley on the board first, scoring eight minutes into their game vs. Assumption
  • Goalie Alessandro Bizzini made four Bentley saves in 83:40 minutes of work
  • Dani Almeida scored the only goal in the FPU-STA derby, winning the game for the Ravens in the 38th minute
  • The Ravens-Hawks game featured nine total bookings, resulting in Saint Anselm playing man-down for the final seven minutes of play

GAME NOTES
  • This is the third straight FPU opening round win, dating to a 0-0 draw vs. AIC in 2023 that saw the Ravens advance and eventually win the NCAA title.
  • Franklin Pierce has been in every NE10 semi since 2019
  • Bentley returns to the NE10 semis for the second straight year.
  • American International is in the semifinals for the first time 2021, when the Yellow Jackets were also the No. 2 seed.

WHAT IS NEXT?
Semifinals (November 4)
No. 5 Franklin Pierce at No. 1 SNHU, 7pm
No. 3 Bentley at No. 2 American International, 7pm
 
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