| Matchup |
Merrimack (13-5, 8-5 NE10) // Adelphi (14-3-2, 10-2-1 NE10) |
| Date/Time |
Sunday, November 4, 2018 (1 p.m.) |
| Venue |
Motamed Field // Garden City, N.Y. |
| Multimedia |
Watch // Live Stats // Twitter |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass – The Merrimack College men's soccer team is headed back to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship, and will square off against second-seeded Adelphi Sunday afternoon, with game time set for 1 p.m. The Warriors clinched its second-straight NE10 Championship birth Friday, with a win over eighth-seeded American International with a 2-1 victory.
Inside the Series:
- The Warriors hosted Adelphi back on October 13 in one of the most anticipated matchups of the regular season. After fighting back from a 1-0 deficit, Merrimack conceded an overtime goal, falling 2-1.
- The lone Merrimack goal came in the 84th minute, when a cross in from senior Lars Sund was finished off by freshman Tola Showunmi.
- Barring a tie in 2015, the Warriors have traded wins with Adelphi each year since 2013.
Five Things to Know:
- This is the first time that the Panthers have been in a postseason matchup with Merrimack.
- Merrimack's two leading scorers (Filippo Begliardi Ghidini and Tola Showunmi) have netted the game-winner in each of the first two postseason matchups.
- Merrimack hosted the NE10 Championship game last season, beating Bently 2-1 in overtime.
- Headed into the playoffs, Adelphi lost and tied the last two regular season matchups; since then, its outscored opposing teams 3-0.
- Since the Warriors' three game skid, the team has given up just one goal in the last four games, putting up six goals through each victory.
Inside the Matchup:
| Merrimack (13-5, 8-5 NE10) |
Category |
Adelphi (14-3-2, 10-2-1 NE10) |
| 1.61 |
Scoring Offense |
2.26 |
| 0.78 |
Scoring Defense |
1.26 |
| Showunmi, Ghidini (7-1—15) |
Leading Scorer |
James Thirstino (10-11--31) |
| Showunmi, Ghidini (7) |
Goals Leader |
Paulo Marciano (11) |
| Lars Sund (5) |
Assists Leader |
Thirstino (11) |
| Tyler Packett (52) |
Saves Leader |
Matt Apicella (102) |
| Packett (0.78) |
GAA Leader |
Apicella (1.23) |
| Packett (.797) |
Save Percentage Leader |
Apicella (.810) |
