COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's soccer team lost to regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 2-0, on Wednesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Penmen were sixth in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-2-1, 1-1 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (4-1, 2-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant), 9 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Martin Zapata, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Alejo Caceres, 2 assists
• Junior Iago Perez, 1 goal
• Senior Preston Neal, 2 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights entered the game riding a three-game shutout streak for the first time since 2014.
• Twenty six of the Purple and Gold's last 28 games were decided by two goals or fewer.

THE ACTION

• Early in the 16th minute, senior Amos Schramm (Sagard, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Germany/Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gymnasium) served a free kick that junior Drew Kull (Rochester, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) headed on net, but the bid was denied by a Penmen field player for a team save.
• In the 42nd minute, Zapata struck for the game-winner, connecting on a back-door pass from Caceres.
• Perez one-touched home Caceres' cross into the box in the 62nd minute to make it 2-0.
• Smith maintained the two-goal deficit late in the 69th minute, extending to save graduate student Martin Fuentes' shot.
• Shortly thereafter, Schramm's low 71st-minute free kick was turned aside by Neal.
• Sophomore Ronnie Riby-Williams (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier) connected on a teammate's long free kick in the 79th minute but headed a bid just wide of the frame.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at regionally-ranked Adelphi University, 12 p.m.
• The Panthers were seventh in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll.