Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer

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Southern Connecticut Owls
men's soccer
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Founded1968;58 years ago (1968) [1]
University Southern Connecticut State University
Head coachKevin Anderson [2] (3rd. season)
Conference Northeast-10
II Division
Location New Haven, Connecticut
StadiumJess Dow Field
(Capacity: 6,000 [3] )
Nickname Owls
ColorsBlue and white [4]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999
Conference Tournament championships
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

The Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer is the intercollegiate varsity soccer team representing the Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), located in New Haven, Connecticut. The team is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference athletic conference of NCAA Division II. [5]

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The Owls' current head coach is Kevin Anderson, [2] who is in charge since 2023. [6] [7] 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. [3]

Established in 1968, [1] the SCSU soccer program has won six NCAA championships, being the most winning team in D-II. [8] CSCU also have won 14 New England Collegiate Conference titles. [1]

Players

Current roster

As of December 2025 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jameson Benben
1 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Hector Diez
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yussif Mohammed
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Doherty
4 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Jah Nyanforh
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Edward Mensah
6 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Solomon Aidoo
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jeremy Martin
9 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Ferran Briones
10 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Samuel Nagy
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amos Bignotti
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Lops
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Poitras
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Novoshelski
15 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Ryad Benmessaoud
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kasper Murzinski
17 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mats Christensen
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Randy Vang
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jelique Panton
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kazuki Amegavie
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayson Dumont
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elliott Matthews
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giancarlo Ciotoli
24 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Cameron Conley
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamari Carvalho
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Flores

Records

Source: [9]

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Notes

    Players in the pros

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

    Coaches

    Current staff

    As of 22 December 2025

    Source: [2]

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

    Coaching history

    Source: [6]

    As of December 2025
    #NameSeas.Rec.Tenure
    1Bob Dikranian21229–92–311968–88
    2Ray Reid8146–17–151989–96
    3Tom Lang25307–117–551997–22
    4Kevin Anderson3n/a2023–present

    Titles

    National

    Sources: [1]

    ChampionshipTitlesWinning years
    NCAA D-II tournament
    6
    		 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999

    Conference

    Sources: [14] [15]

    ConferenceChampionshipTitlesWinning years
    New England Regular season
    14
    		1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
    Northeast-10 Regular season
    5
    		2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

    Team statistics

    Records

    Source: [1]

    StatisticNumberYearAdditional info
    Most wins (in a season)
    22
    		199022–0–1 (season record)
    Most goals scored (in a game)
    12
    		2001vs Saint Rose [16]
    Most goals scored (in a season)
    94
    		199022–0–1 (season record)
    Fewest goals allowed (in a season)
    0.34 (avg)
    		199620–1–1 (season record)
    Longest winning streak (conference)
    21
    		Oct 1997 – Sep 2000
    Longest unbeaten streak (conference)
    46
    		Oct 1995 – Oct 2000

    NCAA appearances

    Southern Connecticut's appearances in NCAA D-II tournament are listed below: [6] [17]

    Key
    SeasonStageRivalRes.Score
    1978 Semifinals Seattle Pacific L0–1 ( a.e.t. )
    1979 Semifinals Eastern Illinois L0–1
    1980 Third place Chico State W2–1 ( a.e.t. )
    1981 Third place UMSL W3–1
    1982 Runner-up FIU L1–2
    1987 Champion Cal State Northridge W2–0
    1990 ChampionSeattle PacificW0–0 (4–3 p)
    1992 Champion Tampa W1–0 ( a.e.t. )
    1993 Runner-upSeattle PacificL0–1
    1994 SemifinalsTampaL0–0 (4–5 p)
    1995 Champion USC Upstate L0–2
    1996 Semifinals Oakland L0–1
    1998 ChampionUSC SpartanburgW1–0
    1999 Champion Fort Lewis W2–1 ( a.e.t. )

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 SCSU Media Guide (2007)
    2. 1 2 3 4 Men's soccer roster and staff at scsuowls.com
    3. 1 2 Jess Dow Field
    4. ↑ The Southern Connecticut State University Owls Style Guide (PDF). October 21, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
    5. ↑ Division II - New Haven, CT | Southern Connecticut St. University on ncaa.com
    6. 1 2 3 All-Time Year-By-Year W-L-T Records & Coaching Records
    7. ↑ SCSU men's soccer Record Book
    8. ↑ Championship history at northeast10.org
    9. ↑ Individual records
    10. ↑ Class of 2016 at ctsoccerhalloffame.org
    11. ↑ Class of 2018 at ctsoccerhalloffame.org
    12. ↑ Assaf Dagai (induction: 2019) at scsuowls.com
    13. ↑ SCSU mourns death of two-time soccer All-American John DeBrito By Jim Fuller at CT Insider. March 27, 2020
    14. ↑ USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) at the RSSSF
    15. ↑ Northeast 10 Record Book (2025) at northeast10.org
    16. ↑ Men's Soccer History vs Southern Connecticut State University from Sep 17, 2000 - Sep 16, 2023 at gogoldenknights.com
    17. ↑ Division Ii Men's Soccer Championships Records Book (1972–2018) at ncaa.org
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