MANCHESTER, N.H. – The University of New Haven women’s soccer team defeated Southern New Hampshire University 1-0 Saturday afternoon in its final game of the 2011 season. With the win, the Chargers improved to 9-8 overall and 7-8 in the Northeast-10 Conference. The Penmen improved to 9-7-2 and 7-6-2 in the NE-10, but locked up the sixth seed in the upcoming NE-10 Championship.

In the second minute, Shannon Morales (Bloomfield, Conn./Northwest Catholic) scored the matches only goal in the second minute to lift the Chargers to victory. The sophomore received a pass from Lucy Francisco (Lawrence, Mass./Lawrence ) off a UNH corner kick. The Penmen tallied four shots in the following minutes of the first half, while the Chargers’ goalkeeper Kim Taylor (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford ) stopped three shots in the half.

The second half was quiet for the Chargers, who recorded only one more shot. The Penmen pressed with 12 second-half shots, but just three shots on goal. SNHU tallied a shot on goal in the 85th minute, saved by by Taylor.

Morales’ goal and shot was one of only two UNH shots in the game. Courtney Marra (New Fairfield, Conn./Immaculate) was the only other Charger to record a shot in the game. In her final game in the net for the Chargers, senior Kim Taylor (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford ) posted six saves and recorded her 20th career shutout.