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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - No. 19 Gannon University jumped out to a 44-31 halftime lead and posted a 79-65 women's basketball victory over Southern New Hampshire University in the Disney Division II Tip Off Sunday morning.  The Golden Knights improved to 3-0 with the win, while the Penmen fall to 1-2 on the season.

Kristina Freeman led Gannon with 21 points, four assists and four steals, while Carrie Nolan was 7-11 from the floor and totaled 18 points.  Brittany Tabron and Shanna Thompson finished with 10 points apiece.

Jenny McDade (Derry, N.H.) led Southern New Hampshire with 16 points on 7-14 shooting and also grabbed five rebounds.  Sloane Sorrell (Berwick, Maine) was a perfect 6-6 from the field and finished with 14 points, while Libby Cullerot (Henniker, N.H.) connected on a pair of three pointers and scored 10 points.  Ashara Carrington (Marblehead, Mass.) added nine points and nine rebounds.

SNHU held a 6-2 lead 2:11 into the game, but the Golden Knights would take control with an 11-4 run to take a 23-15 lead with 8:14 left in the first half on a layup by Kim Vargas.  The Penmen would cut the lead to five with 4:42 before intermission on a McDade bucket, but Gannon would close on a 15-7 run and took a 44-31 lead into the locker room.

Gannon outscored Southern New Hampshire 13-4 over the first 5:21 of the second half to build a 22-point lead at 57-35.  The Penmen would get the lead down to 10, 72-62, with 3:32 to play when Christine Duffy (South Boston, Mass.) sank a pair of free throws, but would get no closer.

McDade was named to the All-Tournament Team for Southern New Hampshire.

Southern New Hampshire opens its home schedule on Sunday, November 15, when it hosts Mercy College in a 1:30 contest at the SNHU Fieldhouse.