#5 Southern New Hampshire Slips Past Franklin Pierce, 2-1
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Adam's 30-yard bomb lifts Penmen to key NE-10 victory
MANCHESTER, N.H. (October 14, 2008) - Southern New Hampshire University, ranked fifth in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, scored with just 4:12 remaining in regulation to claim a 2-1 victory over defending NCAA Division II Champion Franklin Pierce University, ranked tenth in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II East Regional poll, in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action at Larkin Field tonight.
Sophomore Michael Adam (Ludlow, Mass./Ludlow) caught Franklin Pierce freshman goalkeeper Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington) off his line when he scooped up a turnover at midfield and lofted a shot into the top shelf 30-yards from goal with just 4:21 to play. Junior Paulson Edum (Calabar, Nigeria) also scored for the Penmen, who are unbeaten over their last 12 matches (10-0-2).
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Senior goalkeeper Sean Lambert (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) made four saves to preserve the win for SNHU, while Papageorgiou finished with three stops for the Ravens. Franklin Pierce finished with a 12-10 advantage in shots for the match.
Grad student Casey Ftorek (Wolfeboro, N.H./Taft School), an All-American at Middlebury College before transferring over the summer, scored the lone Franklin Pierce goal.
Edum opened the scoring just 13:02 into the match when he took a cross from freshman Jayme Kapinos (Ludlow, Mass./Avon Old Farms) and delivered a stunning bicycle kick from the top of the 18 past Papageorgiou. Franklin Pierce equalized just 8:59 before halftime when senior Frantz Francois (Saint-Marc, Haiti/Palm Beach Lakes (Fla.)) sent a through ball past the Penmen defense that put Ftorek in one on one with Lambert before firing a low shot into the left side of the net from 12-yards out for his third goal of the season.
Franklin Pierce (8-6-1, 6-2-1 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it visits the University of New Haven for an NE-10 match up at 1 p.m. The Ravens return home on Wednesday, October 22, to host Bentley College at 7 p.m. Southern New Hampshire (12-1-2, 8-0-2 NE-10) travels to Merrimack College on Saturday at 1 p.m.