MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Bloomfield College Bears men's soccer team took on the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and were dealt a 5-0 shutout loss in non-conference regional action Saturday afternoon. The setback dropped the Bears to 0-2 in 2016 while the Penmen rose to 1-0 after their first action of the season.
 
Bloomfield fell behind early in the match as a SNHU pushed a ball past the Bears keeper, Matthew Weigner (Warrington, P.A.) just 2:19 into the game. The Penmen added another two goals in the opening half, one in the 21^st minute and the second in the 35^th minute to take a comfortable 3-0 lead into the break. Bloomfield managed only two shots in the first half while SNHU were efficient with their opportunities, taking four shots on goal with three tickling the back of the net.
 
Senior goalkeeper Wilson Cisneros (Bronx, N.Y.) saw his first action of the season, taking over in net to start the second half. Cisneros picked up two saves but allowed two goals as the Penmen increased play on the Bears side of the field. SNHU held a 10-2 advantage in shots during the final half of play and earned two corner kicks with Bloomfield never taking a corner for the entire game. Freshman Nicholas Calabia (Palisades Park, N.J.) came on in reserve and put two shots on goal for the Bears.
 
Bloomfield will continue their non-conference regional part of their schedule with a visit from the Warriors of East Stroudsburg University on Tuesday at Foley Field. The Bears home opener is scheduled for a 7:00 pm start with Live Stats and Video available.
 
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