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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sara Halbich (Salem, N.H.) totaled four goals and scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal with 10:53 remaining as Southern New Hampshire University edged the University of New Haven 10-9 in Northeast-10 women's lacrosse Saturday afternoon at Kayo Field.  The Penmen, who won their second straight, are now 5-4 and 4-1 in the NE-10, while the Chargers are 5-5 and 4-2 in the league.

Saturday's game was a rematch of the 2009 Northeast-10 championship game, won by New Haven by a 12-7 score.

Sherry Darrell (Bow, N.H.) also added three goals for the Penmen.  Jami Shugrue (Lowell, Mass.), Kaley Waterman (Berwick, Maine) and Emily Mongeau (Westboro, Mass.) each added single goals for Southern New Hampshire.

Natalie Lieberman led New Haven with four goals, while Sarah Magnone scored twice for the Chargers.

Southern New Hampshire trailed 7-4 at halftime, but scored the first three goals of the second half and a Halbich goal with 15:10 remaining made it 7-7.  Aubrey Duncan would respond for New Haven 45 seconds later, but the Penmen would tie the game with 12:44 left on a Darrell tally.

The Penmen took their first lead of the game, 9-8, with 11:57 left on Halbich's goal, but the Chargers would tie the game 24 seconds later on a Lieberman goal.  Halbich would close out the scoring with 10:53 left as her goal made it 10-9. 

New Haven stormed out to a 4-0 lead 14:39 into the game following a goal by Lieberman.  Waterman would get the Penmen on the board with her goal 14:06 before halftime, and the guests would pull within one, 4-3, on Shugrue's free-position tally with 7:10 left.  New Haven would take a 7-4 lead five seconds before halftime on a Lieberman goal.

Hannah Moriarty (Chelmsford, Mass.) made 11 saves for Southern New Hampshire, while New Haven goalie Maureen Spellman turned aside 16 shots as the Penmen outshot the Chargers 34-29. 

Southern New Hampshire returns to action Wednesday night when it travels to Assumption College for a 7:00 contest.