BOX SCORE

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Alyssa Ritchie totaled five goals and two assists to lead Bentley University to an 11-8 Northeast-10 women's lacrosse win over Southern New Hampshire University at Larkin Field Wednesday afternoon.  The Falcons improved to 7-6 overall and 5-1 in the NE-10, while the Penmen saw a five-game win streak snapped and are now 9-4 and 6-2 in the league.

Leigh Tedesci scored twice for Bentley, while Jaclyn Griffin finished with a goal and an assist.  Maura Murphy (Candia, NH) led Southern New Hampshire with two goals and an assist, while Laura Rotolo (Waltham, MA) finished with a pair of goals.  Sherry Darrell (Bow, NH) registered a goal and two assists while Emily Mongeau (Westborough, MA) had a goal and an assist.  Julie Kraus (Derry, NH) and Jennifer Parro (Ipswich, MA) each had single goals.

SNHU scored three straight goals early to take a 4-1 lead  11:44 into the game on a goal by Parro.  Bentley would hold the Penmen scoreless and the Falcons reeled off five unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead into halftime.  Erica da Silva would score 1:53 before the break to complete the Falcon run.

Murphy scored the first goal of the second half just over four minutes in to cut the guests' lead in half, but Bentley scored the game's next three goals to take a 9-5 lead with just under 19 minutes to play, including two goals in a span of 18 seconds.  Southern New Hampshire would score the next three  goals to pull within one, 9-8, with 10:32 to go on a Murphy tally, but Bentley would control the next draw and score 1:16 later.  BU scored its final goal with 5:53 on the clock.

Christina Guglielmo turned aside 12 shots for Bentley en route to the win as the Falcons generated a 25-24 shot advantage.  Katie Clark (Norwich, CT) made seven saves for Southern New Hampshire.  Bentley controlled possession by winning 14 of 21 draw controls on the afternoon.

SNHU returns to action Saturday when it travels to American International College for a 12:00 contest.