RINDGE, N.H. (11/9/24) – The Franklin Pierce Ravens men's soccer team punched their ticket to the NE-10 Semifinal Round on Saturday night, putting together a well-rounded effort to secure the 2-0 win over the Southern Connecticut State Owls in the NE-10 Quarterfinal Round at Sodexo Field. 

Score: Franklin Pierce 2, SCSU 0 

Records: Franklin Pierce (11-1-5, 4-1-4 NE-10), SCSU (6-8-3, 4-4-1 NE-10) 

Location: Sodexo Field, Rindge, N.H. 

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• It took until late in the first half with about 2:30 for the Ravens to strike first. Graduate forward Aaron Sanchez (A Coruna Spain), cruised past a defender, creating a one-on-one with the keeper. He then tucked it in with a beautiful strike off his right foot and into the right corner, gifting the Ravens the 1-0 lead. The Ravens took that 1-0 lead into the halftime break. 

• The Ravens buried the dagger late in the second half with just 1:30 remaining. Sophomore forward Andy Chisholm (Little Compton, R.I.) came streaking on the right wing and dished a gorgeous pass to junior midfielder Antonio Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) who fired a laser off his right foot into the left corner, securing the 2-0 win for the Ravens. 

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: 

• The Ravens outshot the Owls 15-2. 

• Graduate goalkeeper Karl Vernet (Miami, Fl.) recorded the shutout in net for the Ravens, recording 1 save. 

• The Ravens took 7 corner kicks compared to 2 from the Owls.  

• The Owls committed 9 fouls compared to 6 from the Ravens. The game was extremely chippy as the Owls received 3 yellow cards and 3 red cards, and the Ravens received a yellow card.