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Men's Soccer Senior Day photo before SCSU match
Bruce Preston
4
Winner Southern Conn. St. Owls (7-3-4, 4-1-3)
1
Saint Anselm Hawks (4-5-5, 1-5-2)
Winner
Southern Conn. St. Owls
(7-3-4, 4-1-3)
4
Final
1
Saint Anselm Hawks
(4-5-5, 1-5-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern Conn. St. Owls 3 1 4
Saint Anselm Hawks 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Hawks Drop Senior Day Matinee Against Southern Connecticut State, 4-1

MANCHESTER, N.H.  – The Saint Anselm College men's soccer team closed out its home slate with a 4-1 loss against Southern Connecticut State University at Melucci Field on Saturday as the Hawks celebrated their 2026 senior class.
 
Before the game, seniors David Hood, Nathan Hall, Khristian Karibian, Kyle Myers, Henry Zent, and Peyton Breda were honored for their dedication and commitment to the Saint Anselm men's soccer program over the last four years.
 
Highlights 
  • Saint Anselm is 6-20-2 all-time against Southern Conn. St., falling in the past two matchups against the Owls.
  • Senior goalie David Hood made five saves, falling to 3-3-4 on the season after allowing two goals.
  • Saint Anselm falls to 39-19-7 all-time against Saint Michael's. The Hawks are now 4-5-5 this season and fall to 1-5-2 in NE10 play.
  • Junior Jake McCabe netted his third goal of the season, tied for the most on the Hawks, while sophomore Chance Prouty tallied his team-leading third assist. Prouty leads the team with nine points, and classmate Brian Jones also recorded an assist, his second on the year.
How it Happened
 
In just the fourth minute of action, a nice pass from Jones to Prouty gave the sophomore midfielder some room to operate down the far left side of the field, as his cross into the box was right on target to McCabe, who one-timed a shot with his right foot past the SCSU goalie to give Saint Anselm a 1-0 lead.
 
The Owls answered in the 25th minute with some nice passes in a crowded box by Jeremy Martin and Jake Novoshelski that led to a clearing for Ryad Benmssaoud, who fired a right-footed shot past Hood to tie things up, 1-1.
 
Southern Connecticut State took the lead in the 32nd minute on a goal from Martin, who headed in a throw-in from Kasper Murzinski to the bottom right corner of the box to make the score 2-1.
 
Right before the half ended, a pass from Benmessaoud to a leaping Samuel Nagy added another score for the Owls, with a left-footed scissor kick soaring over the outstretched arms of Hood to make the score 3-1 in the 44th minute.
 
Prouty nearly got on the board for the Hawks in the 54th minute with an open look from just inside the box that went over the crossbar off a left-footed blast.
 
Martin scored again for the Owls in the 73rd minute, putting the game away as his chip-in made the score 4-1, with the Hawks unable to put together any scoring chances in the to close out the second half.
 
Up Next
Saint Anselm men's soccer (4-5-5, 1-5-2 NE10) will play its regular season finale on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. at Sodexo Field in Rindge, N.H., as the Hawks take on Franklin Pierce University (7-2-3, 4-0-2 NE10) in a Northeast 10 Conference contest.
 

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