SNHU (1-8, 0-3 Northeast-10)
vs.
No. 10 Saint Michael's College (7-3, 3-0 Northeast-10)
Saturday, October 18, 2014 - Larkin Field, Manchester, N.H.
THE PENMEN: Southern New Hampshire enters Saturday's tilt with Saint Michael's College in search of its first Northeast-10 Conference victory of the season...junior Kaitlyn Ramsey (Warren, Mass.) and freshman Amaris Taylor (Tulsa, Okla.) are tied for the team lead with five points apiece after recording a goal and three assists through nine games...freshman Jill Piacitelli (East Greenwich, R.I.) has started the past two games in goal for the Penmen and has averaged 18 saves per game to go along with a .785 save percentage during that span...Southern New Hampshire will wrap up its three-game homestand on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Adelphi University.
HEAD COACH JULIE MUNSON: Julie Munson was named the first head field hockey coach at SNHU in over 30 years on August 23, 2013...Prior to arriving at SNHU, Munson spent three seasons at Harvard University and six seasons at James Madison University... With the Crimson, Munson handled recruiting duties and served as acting head coach for the program in the spring of 2012 as Harvard went through a head coaching change...With the Dukes, Munson, a former collegiate goalkeeper at the University of New Hampshire, guided the team's goalies to lead the nation in goals against average (0.75) and shutouts (11) in 2008 while ranking second in save percentage (.820)...Munson played at New Hampshire from 2000-03 and was an assistant captain her senior season.
THE PURPLE KNIGHTS: Saint Michael's heads into Saturday with victories in six of its previous seven games, including wins over nationally-ranked opponents in its last two outings...senior Cassaundra Davis (Newburyport, Mass.) leads the Purple Knights with nine goals and five assists for 23 points, while classmate Samantha Burns (North Creek, N.Y.) and sophomore Carolyn Avery (Lexington, Mass.) have also registered double-digit point totals with 13 and 10, respectively...seniors Jackie Chisholm (New Braintree, Mass.) and Sarah Healey (Canton, Mass.) have combined for a 1.34 goals against average and a .705 save percentage while splitting time in goal for Saint Michael's.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Penmen play host to Adelphi on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before making the trip to Saint Anselm College for a Northeast-10 and Queen City Cup contest against the Hawks.
