Manchester, N.H. (November 1) -- Saint Anselm's Justin Colella (Wilmington, Mass.) curved a shot into the upper right corner with 9:20 remaining in the first half for the eventual game winner as the Hawks knocked off top-seeded Southern New Hampshire by a 1-0 final in the Northeast-10 Tournament Quarterfinals. The Hawks now advance to the league semifinals and will take on Southern Connecticut in their next game.

The two teams went back and forth in the opening half before senior Paul Kilday (Marshfield, Mass.) one touched a pass to Colella at the top of the box, which Colella hooked into the upper right corner for the 1-0 lead. In the opening minutes of the second half, the Hawks survived a serious offensive push by the Penmen, but were able to keep the score at 1-0. Kevin Woods hit the crossbar with a shot for Southern New Hampshire with 18:40 left, which would prove to be their best scoring opportunity.

The Hawks held on for the 1-0 victory, their first win over Southern New Hampshire since September 12, 2001, to snap an eight-game losing streak to the Penmen. This also marks the first time since the tournament format eliminated first-round byes in 2000 that the No. 8 seed defeated the No. 1 seed in the opening round.

Saint Anselm netminder Eric Moriarty (Center Harbor, N.H.) made five saves for the win, while Sean Lambert played 89:41 for Southern N.H. and didn't make a save before being red carded with 19 seconds remaining in the game.

Saint Anselm is now 7-8-3 overall, while Southern New Hampshire drops to 13-4-2 overall. The Hawks are back in action on Wednesday as the team travels to Southern Connecticut for a semifinal matchup who's start time is still to be determined.