MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm men's soccer team traveled to American International College this evening to take on the Yellow Jackets in Northeast-10 Conference play.  The Hawks rallied back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Yellow Jackets by a score of 2-1.  The win lifts the Hawks to 6-7-3 (6-4-2 NE-10) while the Yellow Jackets fall to 7-11 (4-8 NE-10). 

The Yellow Jackets got on the board first, as Ohionameh Aregbeyen (Brooklyn, N.Y.) netted an unassisted goal at 25:46 in the first period to put American International ahead, 1-0.  However, before the end of the half, Hawk senior Paul Kilday (Marshfield, Mass.) countered with an unassisted goal of his own to knot the score at one apiece heading into halftime.

The score remained tied for the majority of the second half but just when it looked like the game was heading into overtime, freshman Maximilian Glebocki (Wilbraham, Mass.) sent a pass to junior Keesen Howe (Norwich, Conn.) at 88:13, with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. Howe laced a hard shot into the net to score the game-winning goal and give the Hawks a 2-1 victory.

The Yellow Jackets narrowly outshot the Hawks, 15-12.  Hawk goalkeeper Eric Moriarty (Center Harbor, N.H.) had five saves in the game and Yellow Jacket Ryan Brooks-Newton (Selkirk, N.Y.) had three.

The Hawks currently sit in sixth place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, and with just one game remaining in the regular season, tonight's victory ensured the team a bid to the Northeast-10 Tournament which begins on Sunday, November 1st.

The Hawks will conclude their regular season on Wednesday, October 28th when they travel to Bentley University to take on the Falcons in their final Northeast-10 Conference game before the playoffs.  The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm.