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WORCESTER, Mass. - Mike Ball (Salem, NH) totaled six goals and an assist to lead Southern New Hampshire University to a 13-7 Northeast-10 men's lacrosse victory over Assumption College at Rocheleau Field Tuesday night.  The Penmen, who are receiving votes in this week's USILA Division II poll, improved to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the Northeast-10, while the Greyhounds are now 2-6 and 0-4 in the league.

Ball, the national leader in Division II in points and goals per game, has now totaled 13 goals and three assists over the last two games.  Keith Merluzzo (Billerica, MA) totaled two goals, while John Delanoy (Lansdale, PA) racked up a goal and three assists.  Chris Dindler (Stepheney, Australia) added a goal and an assist, while Spencer Rennick (Peabody, MA), Sean Ball (Salem, NH) and Terrence Nash (Oceanside,  NY) each recorded single goals.

Mike Molk led Assumption with a pair of tallies.

Southern New Hampshire trailed 2-1 after one quarter, but used a six-goal second period to take a 7-3 halftime lead.  Mike Ball scored back-to-back goals 1:19 apart early in the period to give SNHU a 3-2 lead, then three more Penmen goals capped by a Delanoy goal with 2:12 before halftime gave the guests a 6-2 lead.

Merluzzo and Sean Ball scored the first two goals of the second half to extend the SNHU lead to 9-3 before the Greyhounds scored three straight to pull within 9-6 with 4:44 left in the third quarter.  Dindler and Mike Ball scored 25 seconds apart late in the frame to make it 11-3 heading into the final period.

Eric Gunst (Exeter, NH) made nine saves for SNHU en route to the victory.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Saturday afternoon when it hosts Saint Michael's College for a 1:00 game.