MANCHESTER, N.H. – The College of Saint Rose dictated pace all afternoon only to come up short with a 3-2 loss at Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern New Hampshire in a match that featured a pair of nationally ranked sides.
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The Golden Knights (11-2-1/7-2-1 NE10), ranked #11 in this week's United Soccer Coaches National Poll, manufactured a dominating 10-2 shots-on-goal advantage, but the 24th ranked Penmen took advantage of an own goal and struck with the game-winner at the 73:48 mark.
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Senior forward
Caitlyn Dabagian and freshman forward
Olivia Boucher accounted for the two Saint Rose strikes. Sophomore forward Dorthea Glorud scored twice for Southern New Hampshire (10-4-0/7-4-0 NE10), which improved to 7-1 at home this autumn.
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The Golden Knights twice bounced back from one-goal deficits. Dabagian struck a minute after Glorud put the Penmen up 1-0 midway through the first half, and Boucher finished a feed from senior midfielder
Morgan Burchhardt with 67:11 elapsed to level it 2-2.
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Saint Rose then generated five shots throughout the final 16 minutes, but ultimately could not force overtime.
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Looking ahead, both sides are back on the pitch Wednesday. The Golden Knights have a 7:00 pm meeting at Adelphi on Long Island that will feature two of the conference's top-three squads. Meanwhile, the Penmen are back home to face crosstown and league rival Saint Anselm at 5:00 pm.
Notes: The Golden Knights are the top ranked side in the East Region for the sixth consecutive week…Saint Rose is the nation's lone squad with a pair of 100 point scorers in Burchhardt and senior forward
Nina Predanic, who picked up an assist and drove four shots-on-goal this afternoon…She leads the league with 34 points and 13 goals, and tops the nation with six game-winning strikes…The Golden Knights entered today with the country's 12th best record despite playing the 23rd toughest schedule.
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