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2021 SAINT ROSE MEN'S SOCCER
Wednesday, November 10 | 6:00 pm
NE10 Championship Tournament Semifinal
Ronald J. Abdow Field| Springfield, Mass.
Saint Rose (10-5-2) at #23 American International (13-3-1)

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Series: American International 16-6-2 | First Meeting: 9/29/99

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Setting The Stage: The College of Saint Rose is the third seed and American International the second in this year's Northeast-10 Conference Championship Tournament…Today's winner will advance to Saturday's Championship Final to face top seed Franklin Pierce or fourth seed Southern New Hampshire…That match will be played at the higher seed with the kickoff time to be determined.
 
Last Meeting (10/30/21 at AIC): The Golden Knights bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit with a pair of goals eight minutes apart late in the first half to upend host and #23 American International. In the process, the Golden Knights snapped the Yellow Jacket's three-match win streak and handed them their lone home setback this fall. Sophomore midfielder Josh Elliott tied the match with his team-leading sixth strike of the year with 35:35 expired. Freshman back Lucas Malmquist then finished an Elliott feed at the 43:24 mark for the game-winner after the latter lined a low cross from the right flank that Malmquist tipped in after positioning himself near the goal line.
 
Last Time Out: Senior midfielder Oskar Aaströem scored the game-winner with less than three minutes left in the second overtime period to propel Saint Rose to Saturday's thrilling 3-2 NE10 Championship Quarterfinal victory against visiting sixth seed Le Moyne. The Golden Knights twice came back from one-goal deficits to record their third consecutive come-from-behind win and thus advance to a second straight NE10 Championship semifinal.
 
Head Coach John Ciano on Saturday's victory: "I'm really proud of the resiliency and character of our group. We never gave up and played through the final whistle. This was a special moment for our program and school, and I am just really happy we were able to come away with the dramatic win."
 
Scouting Saint Rose (10-5-2): Saint Rose has a young squad with 25 underclassmen listed on its roster…The Golden Knights have now won nine of their last 10 contests…They have tied a school record set in 2019 with their 10th victories and have posted their best ever season in NE10 play, going 8-3-1 and earning the third seed…Saint Rose has outscored its last nine opponents 21-9…Freshman Tomas Rozman stands third among all NE10 goalkeepers with an .804 save percentage and is fifth behind a 0.94 goals-against-average…Eleven different players have found the back of the net this fall…Elliott leads the team with seven goals, while freshman back Victor Boje Henriksen has six…Aaströem was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll Monday…Elliott has registered at least one point in nine of the last 10 games, and has a goal in three of the last four.
 
Saint Rose in the NE10 Championship Tournament: Saint Rose is making its fifth appearance in the NE10 Championship Tournament, all in the past nine years. The Golden Knights advanced to the 2019 Championship Final as a sixth-seed, before falling 2-1 at Assumption. They also qualified for the postseason in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Saint Rose has never been higher than a sixth seed, which they were in 2017 and 2019, prior to this season. The Golden Knights were an eighth seed in 2013 and the seventh seed in 2015.
 
Four Tabbed NE10 All-Conference: Saint Rose is represented by four student-athletes on the 2021 Northeast-10 Conference All-League Men's Soccer Teams, which were announced yesterday. Voting was conducted by the league's 13 head coaches. Aaströem and Henriksen earned second-team accolades, while Elliott and sophomore back Nick Koenig earned third-team honors. Henriksen was also named to the All-Rookie Team. Aaströem was a second-team pick in 2019, while Koenig earned an All-Rookie nod two years ago.
 
Scouting #23 American International (13-3-1): The Yellow Jackets are ranked #23 in this week's United Soccer Coaches National Poll…They advanced with Saturday's 3-2 win against visiting seventh seed New Haven, building a 3-1 early second half lead until the Chargers got to within one with 62:27 elapsed…American International is second in the NE10 with a 2.47 team goal scoring average, and is third  behind a 0.93 team GAA…Freshman forward Mathis Pilon St. Louis is tied for third in the conference with a team-leading 10 goals, while freshman keeper Lucas Morales-Fernandez stands atop the NE10 with a 0.849 save percentage and is third with a 0.83 GAA.
 
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six countries including; Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, and Australia, in addition to the United States.

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