BOX SCORE 

When and Where: November 12, 2016 – Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Fieldhouse)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 74, University of the District of Columbia 43
Records: SNHU 1-0, UDC 0-1

Sophomore Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) scored 15 points as the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team opened its 2016-17 campaign with a 74-43 victory against the University of the District of Columbia on Saturday afternoon at the SNHU Fieldhouse.

Lorenzen shot 5 of 8 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the line, while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing a pair of assists. Freshman Victoria Dean (Plymouth, Mass.) provided 11 points (4-5 FG, 2-3 3-FG, 1-1 FT), two assists and two steals off the bench, while junior Mimi MacLeod (Hampton, N.H.) netted a career-high 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3-FG) and four boards in just 12 minutes off the pine.

Nyasia Anderson paced the Firebirds with 18 points off the bench.

After UDC grabbed a 3-0 lead early on, Lorenzen scored the first seven points for the Penmen as part of an 11-0 rush that gave Southern New Hampshire an eight-point advantage with 4:31 remaining in the opening stanza. The Firebirds later cut it to three before a 6-0 flourish – highlighted by a 3-pointer from freshman Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) – put the Penmen up, 19-10, at the end of the first quarter.

A bucket from sophomore Aaliyah Paxton (Hainesport, N.J.) and a triple from MacLeod to start the second quarter extended the run to 11-0 and ran the lead to 24-10 less than three minutes in. Later in the frame, a 3 from sophomore Brianna Camara (Fall River, Mass.) touched off an 11-0 run that sent the Penmen to the locker room with a commanding 40-17 advantage.

After back-to-back baskets from Bianca White and Shantrel Oliver began the second half scoring for UDC, Southern New Hampshire responded with a 17-2 blitz that feature eight points from Lorenzen and broke it open at 57-25 with 1:23 left in the third. The Penmen would carry a 61-28 lead into the final quarter, which went back and forth, with the Firebirds outscoring the Penmen, 15-13.

Camara registered nine points (3-6 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds and two assists in a reserve effort, while Terry tallied seven points (2-3 FG, 1-1 3-FG, 2-2 FT), four rebounds and five assists. Senior Sara Ryan (Quincy, Mass.) and junior Jennifer Shelp (Apalachin, N.Y.) both chipped in five points.

Notes:
-Southern New Hampshire wins its season opener for the third straight year.
-SNHU outshot UDC, 47.3 percent (26-55) to 23.8 percent (15-63), including 34.8 percent (8-23) to 17.4 percent (4-23) from long distance.
-The Penmen also outrebounded the Firebirds (45-35), won the paint (34-23) and featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (18/16-4/15).

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