MANCHESTER, N.H. – The regionally-ranked Saint Anselm College men's soccer team fell to Assumption University by a 3-1 score on Saturday.

With the loss, the Hawks move to 6-2-0 on the season with a 3-2-0 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Greyhounds improve to 4-1-2 overall and remain unbeaten in league games at 2-0-2. Saint Anselm is back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Saint Thomas Aquinas College. The match is set for a 2:30 p.m. opening kickoff.

Senior Jackson Bukunt (Upton, Mass.) netted the Hawks goal in the match with graduate student Zach Elliot (Manchester, N.H.) collecting an assist.

Senior Brian Underhill (Westford, Mass.) stopped six shots in the goal for the Hawks while Francisco Teixeira stopped four of five shots on target for the Greyhounds.

Saint Anselm jumped on the attack early in the match and were rewarded with scoring chances in the opening minutes. Bukunt had a great scoring chance off a corner kick play but his header shot attempt went just wide of the goal in the ninth minute. Later in the same minute, senior Taylor Silverstein (Concord, N.H.) fired a shot from just outside the six-yard box that slid just to the right of the post.

Assumption opened the scoring in the 18th minute as Gustaf Vilgot Albert worked a give-and-go play through the midfield with William Rakkenes. Albert collected the through ball in the Hawks 18-yard box and fired a shot into the upper left of the goal to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

Late in the first half, Assumption earned a free kick in the closing minutes and Axel Gerremo sent a shot on goal from about 35 yards out that forced Underhill to make a diving save to keep the Hawks deficit at one headed to the half.

The Greyhounds extended their lead in the 52nd minute as Daniel Paulsson worked his way into the box and sent a shot on goal that beat Underhill, who was attacking to close the angle down. The attempt went into the upper half of the goal, extending the lead to 2-0.

Assumption added an insurance tally in the 58th minute as Albert cashed in his second goal of the match which pushed the Greyhounds lead to 3-0.

With less than 35 minutes left to play, Saint Anselm upped the pace looking for multiple goals in a short period of time and they would get one in the 65th minute. After earning a corner kick, Elliot sent a right-footed service into the box where White headed home the play for his third goal of the season.

Saint Anselm managed to get four shots off in the remaining time but could not find the back of the net to close the gap, ultimately dropping the NE10 match by a 3-1 score.

The Hawks outshot the Greyhounds by an 18-16 margin but Assumption held a 9-5 edge in shots on goal. The physical match saw 22 fouls with 11 going to each side. Saint Anselm earned nine corner kicks to just three for Assumption.