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MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team (5-4-2, 2-3-2 Northeast-10 Conference) played even with 12th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University for 73 minutes on Wednesday evening, before falling to the Penmen, 2-0.

SNHU (9-1-1, 5-1-1 NE-10) opened the scoring with 16:58 left in regulation, as Chris Tsonis netted his third goal of the season off of an assist from Christian Rodriguez. Just over two minutes later, the Penmen doubled their lead, with Rodriguez picking up his fourth goal of the year off of a feed from Tsonis.

Joey Kapinos turned aside four shots for SNHU, who has outscored its opponents 24-2 this season and are ranked 12th in this week's NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Division II National Poll.

Sophomore Logan Kingman (New Bern, N.C./New Bern) stopped four shots for the Purple Knights, who have lost their last three matches, all on the road. Saint Michael's has been held without a goal during its losing skid.

SNHU outshot Saint Michael's 21-8 in the contest, and held a 12-4 edge in corner kicks.

Saint Michael's is off until Tuesday, when Saint Michael's hosts the University of Massachusetts Lowell at 3:30 p.m. on Duffy Field at Doc Jacobs Complex.

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