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2019 SAINT ROSE MEN'S SOCCER
Wednesday, November 13 | 4:00 pm | NE10 Championship Semifinal
Sodexo Field | Rindge, N.H.
Saint Rose (10-5-3) at #18 Franklin Pierce (13-3-1)

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Tickets: Adults - $6 | Children and Seniors - $4 | Students (w/valid NE10 ID): $1

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Series: Franklin Pierce leads 18-2 | First Meeting: 10/24/00

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Last Meeting (10/24/19) | Box Score | Host Franklin Pierce scored once each in half to chalk up a 2-0 victory. Senior midfielder Javier Garcia Borrás touched home the game-winner at the 14:06 mark when he collected a long feed from senior keeper Thomas Clay and drove a shot from the top of the box inside the far left post. Junior forward Yannik Felber then headed home a corner from the left flag off the foot of senior forward Javier Gonzalez Carraminana with 72:02 elapsed. Sophomore keeper Ryan Henning recorded two saves and freshman forward Daniel Rechni manufactured a pair of shots for the Golden Knights.
 
Last Time Out (11/9/19) | Box Score | Sixth-seed Saint Rose put itself in a historic position by advancing on penalty kicks after playing 110 minutes of scoreless soccer in Saturday's Northeast-10 Conference Championship Quarterfinal at third-seed Southern New Hampshire. Senior keeper Gianni Carillo thwarted three attempts in PKs and junior back Andrew Lule buried the game-winner for the Golden Knights, who stunned a Penmen program that has won a league record seven postseason titles. Overall, Southern New Hampshire generated a 24-10 shot advantage and an 8-2 corner kick differential, but Carillo made three of his nine saves in the first overtime to keep the host team at bay.
 
Head Coach John Ciano on Advancing: "I'm just so proud of the resiliency of our group! We knew playing a very talented Southern New Hampshire team at its place was going to always be a tall order, but the belief of this group is truly special. We wanted this one especially for our school and our alumni, and are just so happy right now! It took all 28 guys in our program to get this done."
 
Scouting Saint Rose (10-5-3): The Golden Knights are making their first ever NE10 Championship semifinal appearance and fourth overall appearance…They also qualified in 2017, 2015, and 2013…Saint Rose reached the 10-win mark this autumn for the first time in the program's 38-year history…The Golden Knights previously posted nine wins in 1989 and 1990, going 9-11 and 9-8 respectively when it was an NAIA member…They are #6 in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region Poll…Saint Rose is unbeaten in four of its last five matches…Nine different players have found the back of the net…As a team, Saint Rose is third in the NE10 with a 1.13 goals-against-average…Freshman forward Hilmar Halldorsson is tied for third among the league leaders with a team-high nine goals…Carillo has started the last five matches…He has surrendered just three goals throughout 490 minutes of action.
 
Scouting #18 Franklin Pierce (13-3-1): Franklin Pierce is making its 20th NE10 Championship appearance and is playing in its 15th semifinal…The second-seed Ravens advanced with Saturday's 5-1 win versus seventh-seed Bentley…Franklin Pierce has won five straight and is 9-0 at home…The Ravens lead the league with a 0.64 team GAA…They have outscored their opponents 15-2 throughout their current win streak…Junior back Carlos Ferrando Felis was named the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year Monday…He also earned first-team All-Conference honors along with senior midfielder Niklas Laudahn and graduate student forward Stefan Lohberger…Senior keeper Jadel Poon-Lewis paces the NE10 with a 0.846 save percentage and a 0.31 goals-against-average throughout 589 minutes than span seven matches…Lohberger is tied for fifth among the conference's leaders with 20 points on nine goals and a pair of assists.
 
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from eight foreign countries including; Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Israel, Iceland, Nigeria, and Finland.
 
Five Earn All-Conference Accolades: A school record five players earned seven different All-Conference awards. Halldorsson was named the Co-Rookie of the Year in addition to a second-team All-League and All-Rookie selection. He was joined on the second team by junior midfielder Oskar Aaströem. Senior midfielder Victor Goncalves-Rocha and senior back Jaakko Teräsranta garnered third-team accolades, while freshman back Nick Koenig was also chosen to the All-Rookie squad.
 
Up Next: The winner of this match will face the victor of tonight's other semifinal that features fifth-seed and host Assumption, and eighth-seed American International. That game gets underway at 7:00 pm in Worcester, Mass. Saturday's championship tilt will be played at the site of the highest remaining seed.

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