2021 SAINT ROSE MEN'S SOCCER
Tuesday, September 28 | 4:00 pm
Sullivan Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex | Albany, New York
New Haven (4-2-0/1-2-0 NE10) at Saint Rose (2-3-1/1-1-0 NE10)
Series: Saint Rose leads 10-3 | First Meeting: 9/1/97
Last Meeting (10/1/19): The College of Saint Rose struck twice in the opening 22 minutes to defeat host Northeast-10 Conference rival New Haven 2-1. Filippo Bellu finished in the opening 11 minutes and sophomore forward
Hilmar Halldorsson struck off a feed from Niv Fogel at the 21:59 mark for what proved to be the game-winner. New Haven got on the board with six minutes remaining.
Â
Last Time Out: The Golden Knights are coming off Saturday's 2-0 home setback to #2 ranked and NE10 leader Franklin Pierce. Saint Rose kept itself within striking distance, but could not overcome a stingy Ravens squad that posted its sixth clean sheet of the year and remained undefeated in the process. Junior keeper
Ryan Henning recorded three saves for the Golden Knights, including a pair back-to-back at point blank range midway through the first period to keep the match close.
Â
Scouting Saint Rose (2-3-1/1-1-0 NE10): The Golden Knights have a young squad with 25 underclassmen and only two seniors listed on their roster…Freshman back
Victor Boje Henriksen is their top scorer with four goals on the year…His four strikes place him in a tie for seventh among the conference leaders…Henning owns a 1.40 goals-against-average…He was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll yesterday.
Â
Scouting New Haven (4-2-0/1-2-0 NE10): The Chargers snapped their two-match skid with Saturday's 2-0 victory against visiting league rival Saint Anselm…Freshman forward Pau Santanach scored his eighth goal of the year midway through the first half and junior forward Imanol Ruiz struck in the final 10 minutes to close it out…Santanach's eight goals pace the NE10 while his 1.33 goal scoring average is the country's fourth most productive mark…Senior midfielder Alvaro Ezpeleta is also a threat up front with three goals to his credit…Freshman keeper Themis Kastoris owns a 2.15 GAA on the year.
Â
Diversity: The Saint Rose roster features student-athletes from six countries including; Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, and Australia, in addition to the United States.
Â
Up Next: Going forward, both sides have NE10 matches Saturday. The Golden Knights travel to Southern New Hampshire for a 4:00 pm date, while the Chargers host Stonehill at 1:00 pm.
Sign up for our E-Newsletter for the latest news byÂ
clicking here, visit our team store byÂ
clicking here, and for information on the Golden Knights Club,Â
click here. Follow us onÂ
Twitter,Â
Facebook, andÂ
Instagram.