Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: Assumption University 3, Southern Connecticut State 2
-Records: Assumption University (2-10-1) (2-7, NE10), Southern Connecticut (2-9-1) (2-6, NE10)
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly '83 Stadium)
-The Lead: The Assumption University Men's soccer team continued their 2021 season at home on Tuesday in an NE10 matchup with Southern Connecticut. The Hounds were powered by a Kevin Hernandez hat trick which included two penalty kicks in the first half and a rebound goal in the second to give the Hounds the 3-2 win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Owls started the scoring early, getting on the board in the second minute when they won a free kick in the Assumption half. Joshi Munoz stepped up for the kick and rang it off the post and the ball bounced right to of Jacob Rose who put his head on it and into the back of the net to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.
-Assumption responded with five minutes left in the first half when the were awarded a penalty and senior Kevin Hernandez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) stepped up and buried his chance right down the middle to tie the game at 1-1
-With one minute left in the first the Hounds yet again won a penalty and Hernandez delivered again burying the shot to the left side to send Assumption with a 2-1 lead going into halftime.
- Freshman goalie Francisco Teixeira (Sao Paolo, Brazil / Vera Cruz) was strong in net all night making big save after big save to keep the Hounds ahead for the night.
-Hernandez completed his hat trick in the 83rd minute when he cleaned up a rebound goal following a shot from Vergard Pernes (Oslo,AE/ Lambertseter vgs) that hit off the cross bar and Hernandez was there to bury the second chance to give the Hounds a 3-1 lead and Hernandez's 10th goal on the year.
-Southern Connecticut made things interesting by winning a penalty in the 88th minute and Matthew Surette stepped up and buried his shot to put the visitors within one.
-The Hounds defense stood strong and kept possession for the final two minutes to secure the 3-2 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Assumption registered 17 shots on the night with seven on goal, while Southern had 15 shots with 10 on goal.
-Teixeira made eight saves on the night while Baileu Bassett made three saves and Andrey Carvalho made one.
-The Hounds won nine corner kicks on the night while the Owls won three.
UP NEXT
The Hounds travel to face New Haven next Wednesday on October 27 at 4:00pm in an NE10 matchup.
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