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Southern New Hampshire University Penmen

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No. 14 Franklin Pierce Too Much for Women's Basketball

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RINDGE, N.H. - Sophomore All-American Johannah Leedham was 8-11 from three-point land and totaled 31 points as No. 14 Franklin Pierce University cruised to a 88-60 Northeast-10 women's basketball victory over Southern New Hampshire University Saturday afternoon at the FPU Fieldhouse.  The Ravens improve to 13-2 and 8-2 in league play, while the Penmen are 7-8 and 4-7 in the league.

Leedham connected on all seven of her three-point attempts in the first half and was 11-17 overall from the floor for the game.  Sister Jennifer Leedham was 8-10 from the floor, 4-4 from behind the arc and totaled 20 points and seven assists.

Julia Houghtaling (Franconia, NH) registered a double-double for Southern New Hampshire, notching 17 points and 10 rebounds.  Megan Shay (Candor, NY) was 4-8 from three-point land and totaled 14 points.

Johannah Leedham scored 20 points in the first 6:26 of the contest, her sixth three-pointer of the half giving the Ravens a 22-10 lead.  Franklin Pierce continued to pull away and used a 9-0 run to close the half to take a 57-25 halftime lead.  The hosts would maintain at least a 25-point lead over the final 20 minutes.

Franklin Pierce shot a staggering 70% (21-30) over the first 20 minutes and were 10-14 (71.4%) behind the arc in the first half, and finished the game at 53.6% overall and 58.3% from three-point land.  Southern New Hampshire outrebounded the Ravens 42-28, but committed 30 turnovers that led to 32 FPU points.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Wednesday night when it travels to Bryant University for a 5:30 contest.

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