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South Easton, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University men’s soccer team earned the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Championship after winning their second straight regular season title. The Penmen finished conference play with a 10-1-2 record to secure the top seed.

This is the first time in team history that Southern New Hampshire has won the NE-10 regular season title outright. Last year the Penmen were co-champions with the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Le Moyne College (14-2-2, 10-2-1 NE-10) picked up the second seed in the championship over Franklin Pierce University (12-3-2, 10-2-1 NE-10) due to its regular season win over the Ravens. Franklin Pierce will be the third seed followed by Southern Connecticut State University (12-4-1, 9-3-1 NE-10) as the fourth seed. The top four teams will all host quarterfinal matches on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Merrimack College (11-6-1, 9-4-0 NE-10) clinched the fifth seed in this year’s championship and is followed in order by Assumption College (9-6-2, 6-5-2 NE-10), Bentley University (6-9-2, 6-5-2 NE-10) and Saint Anselm College (6-8-3, 6-5-2 NE-10). The Greyhounds, Falcons and Hawks all finished tied for sixth place in the standings and as a result of the conference’s tie-breaking procedures, Assumption earned the sixth seed, while Bentley and Saint Anselm is seventh and eighth, respectively.

Quarterfinal action begins on Sunday, Nov. 1 with #8 Saint Anselm visiting #1 Southern New Hampshire, #7 Bentley is at #2 Le Moyne, #6 Assumption travels to #3 Franklin Pierce and #5 Merrimack will be at #4 Southern Connecticut. All games are scheduled for 1 p.m. with the exception of the Franklin Pierce/Assumption contest which will begin at 4 p.m.

The semifinal round will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with the winner of Southern New Hampshire/Saint Anselm facing the winner of Southern Connecticut/Merrimack and the winner of Le Moyne/Bentley facing the winner of Franklin Pierce/Assumption. The higher remaining seeds will serve as hosts for its respective semifinal match up.

The Northeast-10 Championship final is set for Saturday, Nov. 7 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

For more information on the 2009 Men’s Soccer Championship visit the Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org for the latest information.

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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2009 Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Quarterfinals
Match 1: #8 Saint Anselm at #1 So. New Hampshire – 1 p.m.
Match 2: #7 Bentley at #2 Le Moyne – 1 p.m.
Match 3: #6 Assumption at #3 Franklin Pierce – 4 p.m.
Match 4 :#5 Merrimack at #4 So. Connecticut – 1 p.m.

Wednesday, November 4
at Higher Seeds
Semifinals
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 4
Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3

Saturday, November 7
at Higher Seed
Championship Final
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6