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.Division II - New Haven, CT | Southern Connecticut St. University on ncaa.com
The Owls' current head coach is Kevin Anderson,Men's soccer roster and staff at scsuowls.com who is in charge since 2023.SCSU men's soccer Record Book 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.Jess Dow Field
Established in 1968,SCSU Media Guide (2007) the SCSU soccer program has won six NCAA championships, being the most winning team in D-II.Championship history at northeast10.org 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.
Players Current roster
Records Source:Individual records
Top scorers
# Nat. Player Goals Tenure 1 Ron Basile 57 1980-83 Olivier Occéan 2001–03 2 Antony Vaughn 54 1986–89 3 Renwick Hutson 53 1995–98 4 Gil Hokayma Class of 2016 at ctsoccerhalloffame.org 50 1992–95 5 Sherwin Mullin Class of 2018 at ctsoccerhalloffame.org 45 1992–95
Most assistances # Nat. Player Assist. Tenure 1 Assaf Dagai Assaf Dagai (induction: 2019) at scsuowls.com 55 1996–99 2 Itai Mor 47 1994–97 3 Yohannes Tesema 34 1987–90 4 John DeBrito 32 1987–90 5 Ron Basile 1980–83
Notes
Players in the pros SCSU players that play/have played at professional levels are:
Kevin Anderson (1991–92) John Ball (1992–95) Brian Bliss (1983–86) Cristian da Silva (1990–93) John DeBrito (1987–90)SCSU mourns death of two-time soccer All-American John DeBrito By Jim Fuller at CT Insider. March 27, 2020 Ancil Farrier (1987–90) Chris Houser (1995–97) Gilbert Jean-Baptiste (1996–98) Bonaventure Maruti (2000) Olivier Occéan (2001–03) Andrew Olivieri (1999–02) Bo Oshoniyi (1990–93) Juan Carlos Osorio (1988) Paul Oyuga (1998–00) Mike Petke (1994–97) Ray Reid (1980–82) Jordan Russolillo (2002–05) Elias Zurita (1983–87)
Coaches
Current staff
Source: 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:All-Time Year-By-Year W-L-T Records & Coaching Records
# Name Seas. 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: Championship Titles Winning years NCAA D-II tournament 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999
Conference Sources:USA - List of NCAA College Soccer Conference Champions (Men) at the RSSSFNortheast 10 Record Book (2025) at northeast10.org Conference Championship Titles Winning years New England Regular season 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Northeast-10 Regular season 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Team statistics
Records Source: Statistic Number Year Additional info Most wins (in a season) 1990 22–0–1 (season record) Most goals scored (in a game) 2001 vs Saint RoseMen's Soccer History vs Southern Connecticut State University from Sep 17, 2000 - Sep 16, 2023 at gogoldenknights.com Most goals scored (in a season) 1990 22–0–1 (season record) Fewest goals allowed (in a season) 1996 20–1–1 (season record) Longest winning streak (conference) Oct 1997 – Sep 2000 Longest unbeaten streak (conference) Oct 1995 – Oct 2000
NCAA appearances Southern Connecticut's appearances in NCAA D-II tournament are listed below:Division Ii Men's Soccer Championships Records Book (1972–2018) at ncaa.org
Season Stage Rival Res. Score 1978 Semifinals Seattle Pacific L 0–1 1979 Semifinals Eastern Illinois L 0–1 1980 Third place Chico State W 2–1 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 1992 Champion Tampa W 1–0 1993 Runner-up Seattle Pacific L 0–1 1994 Semifinals Tampa L 0–0 1995 Champion USC Upstate L 0–2 1996 Semifinals Oakland L 0–1 1998 Champion USC Spartanburg W1–0 1999 Champion Fort Lewis W 2–1
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