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MANCHESTER, N.H. - Freshman Sloane
Sorrell (Berwick, Maine) totaled 15 points and 12 rebounds
to lead Southern New Hampshire University to a 53-35 Northeast-10
women's basketball victory over Saint Michael's College at the SNHU
Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Penmen improved to 5-3
overall and 3-1 in the NE-10, while the Purple Knights are now 2-3
and 1-3 in the league. SNHU has its best record after eight
games since the 1990-91 season.
Sorrell finished 7-10 from the
floor and also registered two blocks and a pair of steals.
Jenny McDade (Derry, N.H.) added 10 points and
five rebounds, while Christine Duffy (South
Boston, Mass.) registered nine points, six assists and four
boards. Ashara Carrington (Marblehead,
Mass.) notched seven points.
Alexis Keller led Saint Michael's
with eight points, with all eight of her points coming at the free
throw line, while Correen Hennessy and Meghan McCormack added five
points apiece. Logan Pintka, the Purple Knights' leading
scorer entering the game, was held to just three points as she was
0-13 from the floor.
The Penmen held the Purple Knights
to just 16.4% (9-55) shooting for the game. It marks the
second time this season Southern New Hampshire has held a team to
35 points or less this season, as the Pennmen posted a 53-33 win
over Saint Anselm two weeks ago. SNHU also held a 42-39
rebounding advantage.
Southern New Hampshire trailed just
once, 3-2, 45 seconds into the game, and the Penmen would open up a
17-7 lead with 11:49 left in the first half following a
conventional three-point play by Carrington. The Penmen, who
held the Purple Knights to just four field goals in the first half,
including one in the final 9:17 of the frame, used an 8-0 run to
open up a 27-10 lead on a putback by Andrea Lozeau
(Pelham, N.H.) with 5:04 left. SNHU took a 32-17 lead into
the locker room following a three-pointer by Libby
Cullerot (Henniker, N.H.) at the buzzer.
The Penmen extended their lead to
40-21 4:45 into the second half on a layup by Carrington, their
largest lead of the game. Saint Michael's would try to climb
back into the game by holding SNHU to one point in an 11-minute
span, and a pair of free throw by Keller with 6:03 left made it
41-30. The Purple Knights, however, would get no closer,
hitting just one three-pointer and a pair of free throws the rest
of the way.
Southern New Hampshire travels to
No. 21 Stonehill College for a 1:30 contest on Saturday.
