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THE LEAD
For the first time since 2010 and for only the second time since joining the NE10 in fall of 2008, the University of New Haven men's soccer team has reached the postseason. Coming in as the seven seed, the Chargers will take on the second seed AIC Yellow Jackets at Ronald J. Abdow Field on Nov. 6 at 1:00 PM.

INSIDE THE SERIES
The series has been a tightly contested one, with American International holding a slight 14-12-1 edge over the Chargers. However, New Haven is 6-5-1 when hosted by the Yellow Jackets. The two teams met earlier in the season on Sept. 18, resulting in a 4-2 AIC win. Click Here for a complete series history.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS (8-5-2, 5-5-2 NE10)
The Charger's offense continues to heat up, after picking up their third-straight win. Last time the Chargers took the pitch, the squad shut out the Bentley Falcons, 4-0 on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

New Haven was lead to success by freshman forward Pau Santanach (Barcelona, Spain/Collegi CreaNova), who, after being named NE10 Player and Rookie of the Week, delivered another big performance, his third-straight game with 4+ points and fifth of the year.

Santanach's 16 goals scored ranks the most of anyone in the NE10 this season. Last game was also Santanach's sixth straight game with a goal as he's scored seven goals in that time.

Alexander Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland/Verzlenarskoli Islands) and JP Viruet (Seymour, Conn./Seymour) both also found the goal for the second time this year while Amar Sumra (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield-Ludlow) scored his first career goal. 

Tano Desseno (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Saint Patrick College) finished the regular season with seven assists, tying him for third in the conference, while Gunnarsson's five assists tied him for seventh.

Kastoris went on to make four saves in the shutout victory, bringing his season total up to 59. Kastoris's 59 saves is tied for fourth in the NE10.

The Chargers made the postseason as the seventh seed after ending the regular season with 17 points in conference play. New Haven finished third in goals scored as a team (326) in the conference.

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS (12-3-1, 9-3 NE10)
Another high scoring offense, the Yellow Jackets are led on offense by Mathis Pilon St. Louis, who ended his regular season with 21 points, including 10 goals.

The Yellow Jackets ended the season with a 12-3-1 record while holding a 6-2-1 record at home.

The last time AIC took the field was Nov. 3 in a 1-0 loss to the No. 4 Franklin Pierce Ravens.

After a 1-5 record in last year's shortened season, AIC is looking to repeat the magic of their 2018 season in which they defeated #6 Adelphi 3-2 in the NE-10 quarterfinals.
The Yellow Jackets were ranked 6th in the NE-10 Preseason Coaches's poll.

Goalkeeper Lucas Morales-Fernandez has had an great season, entering with a 86% save percentage with 74 saves on the year. Morales-Fernandez also has seven shutout on his record this season. 

American International finished 8-7-3 (5-5-2 NE-10) during the 2019 season, going 6-2-0 while hosting. The Yellow Jackets' have a large, diverse squad composed of 26 freshman, five sophomores, two juniors, one senior and 10 graduate students.

Head Coach Luke Perry is in the midst of his seventh season at the helm of the AIC men's soccer team. Perry has compiled a 46-45-13 record to date with a 32-33-11 conference record.

NEXT UP
The NE10 Semifinals round will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 10.