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South Easton, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University men’s soccer team is ranked number one in the East Region, for the third consecutive week, in the fourth release of NCAA Division II regional rankings. The rankings were released by the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Committee.

The Penmen are ranked eighth nationally and are among four Northeast-10 institutions ranked in the East Region. Also in the rankings for the fourth consecutive week is second ranked Le Moyne College and fifth ranked Franklin Pierce University. Southern Connecticut State University moved up the rankings this week to number six.

Southern New Hampshire (13-2-2, 10-1-2 NE-10) is coming off their first conference setback of the season; the Penmen were defeated by Southern Connecticut Saturday night, 2-1. Sophomore Ethan Lapierre (Manchester, N.H.) scored the lone goal for the Penmen in the game, while Goalkeeper Sean Lambert (Rehoboth, Mass.) made two saves. The Penmen are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Bridgeport for non-conference match.

Le Moyne (13-2-2, 9-2-1 NE-10) ranked 20th nationally, won, 2-1, against Stonehill College on Saturday. Two different players scored goals for Le Moyne, including the game-winning goal by Northeast-10 Player of the Week, Davide DiPaola (Rochester, N.Y.). Senior goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland, N.Y.) had to make three saves in the win. The Dolphins are travelling to Saint Rose this afternoon for their final regular season conference match.

Ranked fifth in the region, Franklin Pierce (12-3-2, 10-2-1 NE-10) is coming off a 1-0 win over Assumption on Saturday. Sophomore Diego Tabares (Seekonk, Mass.) scored the lone goal of the match. Sophomore goalkeeper Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass.) had to make one save in the match to preserve the shutout. The Ravens have finished regular season play and await the start of the Northeast-10 Championship Tournament.

Southern Connecticut (12-4-1, 9-3-1 NE-10), ranked sixth in the region, is coming off of a 2-1 victory over Southern New Hampshire on Saturday. Junior Victor Hernandez (Rye Brook, N.Y.) scored both goals for the Owls. Sophomore goalkeeper Daniel Hajducky (Trumbull, Conn.) made one save in the win. Southern Connecticut’s regular season play is finished; they now wait for the Northeast-10 Championship Tournament to begin.

With 16 member institutions the Northeast-10 shares the distinction of being the largest Division II conference in the country along with the PSAC and WVIAC. Its 23 championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500 student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II conference.

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