Southern Connecticut Owls men's soccer

Southern Connecticut Owls
men's soccer
Founded1968 (1968)[1]
UniversitySouthern Connecticut State University
Head coachKevin Anderson [2] (3rd. season)
ConferenceNortheast-10
II Division
LocationNew Haven, Connecticut, US
StadiumJess Dow Field
(capacity: 6,000 [3])
NicknameOwls
ColorsBlue and white[4]
   
Home
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]

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] SCSU also have won 14 New England Collegiate Conference titles.[1] The program has a long record of developing students with difficult backgrounds and molding them into respectable adults.

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

Records

Source:[9]

key
  •   – member of the SCSU Athletics Hall of Fame
  •   – member of the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame
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]

Position Name
Head coach Kevin Anderson
Assist. coach Reuben Ayarna
Assist. coach Ed Kelly
Assist. coach Chris Payne
Assist. coach Nico Longo

Coaching history

Source:[6]

As of December 2025
# Name Seas. Rec. Tenure
1 Bob Dikranian 21 229–92–31 1968–88
2 Ray Reid 8 146–17–15 1989–96
3 Tom Lang 25 307–117–55 1997–22
4 Kevin Anderson 3 n/a 2023–present

Titles

National

Sources:[1]

Championship Titles Winning years
NCAA D-II tournament
6
 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999

Conference

Sources:[14][15]

Conference Championship Titles Winning 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]

Statistic Number Year Additional info
Most wins (in a season)
22
 1990 22–0–1 (season record)
Most goals scored (in a game)
12
 2001 vs Saint Rose [16]
Most goals scored (in a season)
94
 1990 22–0–1 (season record)
Fewest goals allowed (in a season)
0.34 (avg)
 1996 20–1–1 (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
Season Stage Rival Res. Score
1978 Semifinals Seattle Pacific L 0–1 (a.e.t.)
1979 Semifinals Eastern Illinois L 0–1
1980 Third place Chico State W 2–1 (a.e.t.)
1981 Third place UMSL W 3–1
1982 Runner-up FIU L 1–2
1987 Champion Cal State Northridge W 2–0
1990 Champion Seattle Pacific W 0–0 (4–3 p)
1992 Champion Tampa W 1–0 (a.e.t.)
1993 Runner-up Seattle Pacific L 0–1
1994 Semifinals Tampa L 0–0 (4–5 p)
1995 Champion USC Upstate L 0–2
1996 Semifinals Oakland L 0–1
1998 Champion USC Spartanburg W 1–0
1999 Champion Fort Lewis W 2–1 (a.e.t.)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e SCSU Media Guide (2007)
  2. ^ a b c d Men's soccer roster and staff at scsuowls.com
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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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