November 16, 2009
MSOC: #6 DOLPHINS TO HOST #22 SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN NCAA
QUARTERFINALS ON SUNDAY
Indianapolis, Ind. - The sixth-ranked Le Moyne College men's soccer
team will host 22nd-ranked Southern New Hampshire University in the
NCAA Quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 1:00 p.m., as announced by
the NCAA on Monday afternoon. The winner of the contest will
advance to the NCAA semifinals on Dec. 3 at the University of
Tampa's Pepin Stadium.
Le Moyne (18-2-2), the top seed in the East Region, advanced to the
quarterfinal match-up with a 1-0 win over Franklin Pierce on Sunday
afternoon. Junior forward Angelo Reina (Frankfort,
N.Y./Utica Notre Dame), named the regional's most
Outstanding Offensive Player, scored the game-winning goal at the
64:20 mark on a rebound off a saved shot. Junior midfielder
Joe Viviano (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North
Syracuse) took a shot from the top of the penalty box on
the right side of the field that was saved by the Franklin Pierce
goalkeeper, but Reina knocked the rebound into the back of the net.
Junior back Sean Lawlor (Kirkham, Preston/Baines
School) was named the Outstanding Defensive Player, while
he and Reina were joined on the all-tournament team by senior
goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland),
senior back Davide DiPaola (Rochester,
N.Y./Greece-Athena/Niagara) and sophomore midfielder
Jesse Carr (Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles).
Southern New Hampshire (14-4-3), the third seed in the region,
played its way into the quarterfinals by defeating sixth-seeded
Southern Connecticut State, 4-3, in penalty kicks in the first
round and beating second-seeded Wilmington, 1-0, in overtime in the
second round.
During the regular season, the Penman topped the Dolphins, 3-0, on
Sept. 13 in Manchester, N.H. The Penman scored their three goals in
a span of 16 minutes in the first half to hand the Dolphins their
first loss of the season.
