Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer


The Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the Southern Connecticut State University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The team is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference [List of National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA conferences|athletic conference] of NCAA Division II.
The Owls' current head coach is Kevin Anderson, who is in charge since 2023. The team play their home matches at Jess Dow Field, a multi-purpose stadium inaugurated in 1988 which also serves as home venue to the football, lacrosse, field hockey, and track and field teams.
Established in 1968, the SCSU soccer program has won six NCAA championships, being the most winning team in D-II. SCSU also have won 14 New England Collegiate Conference titles. The program has a long record of developing students with difficult backgrounds and molding them into respectable adults.
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Records

Source:
; Top scorers
#Nat.PlayerGoalsTenure
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Players in the pros

SCSU players that play/have played at professional levels are:

Coaches

Current staff

Source:
PositionName
Head coachKevin Anderson
Assist. coachReuben Ayarna
Assist. coachEd Kelly
Assist. coachChris Payne
Assist. coachNico Longo

Coaching history

Source:
#NameSeas.Tenure
1Bob Dikranian21229–92–311968–88
2Ray Reid8146–17–151989–96
3Tom Lang25307–117–551997–22
4Kevin Anderson3n/a2023–present

Titles

National

Sources:
ChampionshipTitlesWinning years
NCAA D-II tournament61987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999

Conference

Sources:
ConferenceChampionshipTitlesWinning years
New EnglandRegular season141982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Northeast-10Regular season52000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Team statistics

Records

Source:
StatisticNumberYearAdditional info
Most wins 22199022–0–1
Most goals scored 122001vs Saint Rose
Most goals scored 94199022–0–1
Fewest goals allowed 0.34 199620–1–1
Longest winning streak 21Oct 1997 – Sep 2000
Longest unbeaten streak 46Oct 1995 – Oct 2000

NCAA appearances

Southern Connecticut's appearances in NCAA D-II tournament are listed below:

SeasonStageRivalRes.Score
1978SemifinalsSeattle PacificL0–1
1979SemifinalsEastern IllinoisL0–1
1980Third placeChico StateW2–1
1981Third placeUMSLW3–1
1982Runner-upFIUL1–2
1987ChampionCal State NorthridgeW2–0
1990ChampionSeattle PacificW0–0
1992ChampionTampaW1–0
1993Runner-upSeattle PacificL0–1
1994SemifinalsTampaL0–0
1995ChampionUSC UpstateL0–2
1996SemifinalsOaklandL0–1
1998ChampionUSC SpartanburgW1–0
1999ChampionFort LewisW2–1