RINDGE, N.H. (September 18, 2021) - The No. 3 nationally-ranked Franklin Pierce Men's Soccer team took to the field on Saturday afternoon to start Northeast-10 Conference play against Southern New Hampshire University. Powered behind a pair of goals from graduate students Carlos Ferrando Felis (Tavernas de la Valldigna, Spain) and Antonio Santos Ferreira (Madrid, Spain), the Ravens picked up their fourth clean sheet of the season.

With the win Franklin Pierce improves to a 5-0 record, while opening NE10 play at 1-0. The Penmen, meanwhile, fall to 2-3 on the year with an 0-1 record in NE10 play.

The game remained scoreless for the entirety of the first half, but just 2:33 into the second Franklin Pierce broke the tie thanks to a successful free kick. Senior midfielder Marco Valero (Alicante, Spain) sent the ball into the box from just outside of the 10-yard line on Sodexo Field.  Felis rose above his defender and used his head to direct the ball into the top right of the net.

On the other end of the half, with 4:32 remaining in the game, the Ravens extended the lead to 2-0. Graduate student Jonas Cervera Anchel (Chiva, Spain) held that ball on the left side of the offensive box allowing Ferreira time to cut towards the net past the defender. Anchel put a pass to the middle of the box for Ferreira who made no mistake to double the Ravens lead.

Junior Kosta Maniatis (Montreal, Quebec) earned the win stopping the lone shot on goal from the Penmen moving his record to 4-0 on the season. Jackson Rivers earned the loss in the SNHU goal allowing 2 goals on 10 shots and making eight saves.

The Ravens are back in action on Wednesday, September 22, on the road in Colchester, Vt., for a matchup with the Saint Michael's Purple Knights.