MANCHESTER, N.H. – Reigning Northeast-10 Player of the Year Jewel White totaled 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 13 Franklin Pierce University to a 63-51 women's basketball victory over Southern New  Hampshire University at the SNHU Fieldhouse Wednesday night.  The Ravens improved to 4-0 overall and in the NE-10, while the Penmen suffered their first loss of the season and are now 5-1 and 3-1 in league play.

White finished 8-13 from the floor and 9-11 at the free throw line to lead three Ravens in double figures.  Marielle Giroud finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Amanda Saab added 11 points and four assists off the bench.

Sloane Sorrell (Berwick, Maine) led the Penmen with her first double-double of the season, totaling 12 points and 11 rebounds while also blocking three shots.  Megan Spanarkel (Tinton Falls, N.J.) finished with a career-best 12 points on 5-8 shooting, while Megan Smith (Smithfield, Maine) added seven points off the bench.  Christine Duffy (South Boston, Mass.) handed out a career-high 10 assists and also added six points, five rebounds and four steals.

Franklin Pierce used a 7-0 spurt midway through  the first half capped by a layup by Marielle Giroud at the 9:28 mark to build a 19-9 advantage.  The Ravens took their largest lead of the first half, 31-16, with just over two minutes remaining on a layup by White, and carried a 34-20 lead into the locker room.

Southern New Hampshire opened the second half on a 12-5 run to cut the Franklin Pierce lead in half, and a layup by Sorrell at the 15:41 mark made it 39-32.  The Ravens countered with nine unanswered points and a White layup with 12:16 remaining would make it 48-32.

FPU took its largest lead on a Saab three-point play with 9:41 left that made it 51-34.  The hosts would chip away at the lead and a three-pointer by Michelle DeRoma (West Roxbury, Mass.) with four minutes to play pulled the Penmen within 10, 48-38.  That would be as close as Southern New Hampshire would get until a layup by Sorrell with 43 seconds to go made it 60-51.

The guests shot 54.2% over the opening 20 minutes and 40.7% for the game while limiting the Penmen to 37.9% shooting for the game.  The Ravens outrebounded Southern New Hampshire 42-33.

Southern New Hampshire hits the road Saturday afternoon to face its second-straight nationally-ranked opponent, taking on No. 1 Bentley University in a 1:30 contest at the Dana Center.