BOX SCORE

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior Carole Lee (Derry, N.H.) totaled four goals and three assists to lead Southern New Hampshire University to an 18-9 win over Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 women's lacrosse Wednesday afternoon.  The Penmen improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the NE-10, while the Hawks are now 2-2 and 0-1 in the league.

Lee led seven SNHU players who finished with multiple goals on the afternoon.  Sherry Darrell (Bow, N.H.) finished with three goals and two assists, while Jami Shugrue (Lowell, Mass.) totaled two goals and three assists.  Sara Halbich (Salem, N.H.) added two goals and an assist, while Kelly Curran (Arlington, Mass.), Maura Murphy (Candia, N.H.) and Jade Antonangeli (Bourne, Mass.) totaled two goals apiece.  Emily Mongeau (Westboro, Mass.) added the other SNHU goal.

Meghan Smith led the Hawks with four goals, while five other players added single tallies.

Saint Anselm jumped out to a 2-0 lead 2:17 into the game, but the Penmen scored the next three goals and a goal by Curran with 23:43 left in the first half.  Smith tied the game on a free position shot 2:40 later, but the hosts scored the next four goals and a Shugrue tally with 13:13 left before intermission made it 7-3.  SNHU took an 10-6 lead into halftime.

The two teams traded goals early in the second half before Southern New Hampshire put the game away with five unanswered goals, with a Lee goal with 10:30 left making it 16-7.

Hannah Moriarty (Chelmsford, Mass.) made 13 saves in goal for Southern New Hampshire as both teams registered 32 shots on the afternoon.  Katherine O'Hara made 12 saves for the Hawks.

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Tuesday, March 23 in a 4:00 contest at Pfeiffer University.