NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore
Jackson Dresens (Wayland, Mass.) scored his team-leading second goal of the season, but the Saint Anselm College men's soccer team fell on the road to Southern Connecticut State by a final score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Owls scored twice in the final 10 minutes to earn the Northeast-10 Conference victory.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is back home on Tuesday, October 1st to host Saint Michael's in a non-conference matchup at 3:00 p.m. from Melucci Field.
Score: Saint Anselm 1, Southern Connecticut State 2
Records: Saint Anselm (0-7-0, 0-3-0 NE10); Southern Connecticut State (3-3-1, 1-1-0)
Location: New Haven, Conn. (Jess Dow Field)
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Attendance: 300
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- There was a flurry of early action despite a scoreless start to the game. Senior Andrew Kubinski (Norton, Mass.) helped Saint Anselm start the match on the front foot with a shot following a corner kick, but his attempt missed to the left.
- Southern Connecticut State generated a few offensive chances over the next few minutes. The Owls attempted the next four shot attempts of the game, but none were on frame as the score remained 0-0.
- The Hawks created a quality look at goal in the 14th minute after senior Jack O'Brien (Norton, Mass.) played a through ball down the right side. Fifth-year Zach Verow (Bedford, N.H.) tracked it down, dribbled into the box, and cut a pass back for senior Lucas Bravo Ollé (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain), but his one-touch shot sailed over the crossbar.
- The next scoring chance for either side did not come until the 39th minute, and Saint Anselm made the most of the opportunity that time around. Dresens finished his second goal of the season off a feed from Kubinski to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead just before halftime.
- The Owls produced the first few shots of the second half and also earned a corner kick, but failed to equalize.
- In the 69th minute, Saint Anselm sophomore goalkeeper David Hood (Manchester, N.H.) made his first save of the match after Zico Groenveld put a shot on target for Southern Connecticut State.
- After two more corners for the Owls, Hood made two more stops to keep his team in front, denying both Jose Clemente and Samuel Nagy.
- Southern Connecticut State continued to apply the pressure and it paid off in the 81st minute. Jalen Jean forced a failed clearance by the Saint Anselm defense and stole the ball at the top of the penalty box. His slow-rolling shot made its way into the back of the net to tie the score at 1-1.
- Just over two minutes later, the Owls were given a free kick near midfield. They dumped a ball into the Hawks penalty area and another failed clearance resulted in the ball rolling to Clemente, who buried the go-ahead goal from the top of the six-yard box.
- Saint Anselm got one more look with just over a minute remaining, but the shot on goal by Hawks freshman Chance Prouty (Danvers, Mass.) was covered up by Owls goalkeeper Devin Juan.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Southern Connecticut State held a 13-6 advantage in total shot attempts as well as a 6-2 edge in shots on goal.
- The Owls had four corner kicks in the match, while the Hawks had three.
- Saint Anselm committed 12 fouls in the match, while Southern Connecticut State committed 10. There were three yellow cards issued with the Owls picking up two and the Hawks picking up one.
- Clemente and Jean each scored for the hosts with Groenveld picking up the only assist for the Owls. Dresens scored his second goal of the season for the visitors with Kubinski recording the lone assist on the play for the Hawks.
- Hood made four saves in goal for Saint Anselm and allowed two goals in the loss. Juan made one save for Southern Connecticut State and allowed one goal in the win.
- This marked the 27th all-time meeting between these two teams. Saint Anselm falls to 6-19-2 against Southern Connecticut State in the series.
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