When and Where: September 29, 2015 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Stonehill College 8, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: Stonehill 6-3 (4-0 Northeast-10), SNHU 2-7 (0-4 Northeast-10)

Freshman Maddie Holt (Seabrook, N.H.) tallied the first goal of her career, but a first-half hat trick from Lauren Giordano propelled No. 7 Stonehill College past Southern New Hampshire University, 8-1, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action on Tuesday night. The Skyhawks remain unbeaten in the NE-10 at 4-0 and improve their overall record to 6-4, while the Penmen move to 2-7 and 0-4 in conference play.

Giordano gave Stonehill a 1-0 lead 3:22 into the first before adding her second goal at 15:31. The Skyhawks carried a 3-0 lead into the half when Giordano completed the natural hat trick with 5:32 remaining.

After Stonehill scored the first three goals of the second half, Holt put Southern New Hampshire on the board with 14:12 to play in regulation. After having her initial shot attempt blocked at the top of the arc, Holt collected the loose ball and dribbled around a Skyhawk defender before flicking a reverse stick shot to the top of the cage to make it 6-1.

Stonehill responded with a pair of late goals, as Bonnie Woods tipped home a centering pass with 7:27 left in the game before Carly Andersen capped the scoring with a tip-in goal at 67:53.

Senior Cassandra Nickerson (Newton, N.H.) turned aside 11 shots during the game's final 28:33 for Southern New Hampshire after sophomore Jill Piacitelli (East Greenwich, R.I.) made seven saves in the first 41:27 of play.

Notes:
 - The Skyhawks outshot the Penmen 31-5 and maintained a 12-4 edge in penalty corners.
 - Nickerson's 11 saves were a season-high, and tied for the fourth-highest single-game save total in her career.

What's Next:

Southern New Hampshire is back in action on Friday when it heads to Southern Connecticut State University for a Northeast-10 tilt with the Owls at 6 p.m.

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