BOX SCORE
RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH KAREN PINKOS
HIGHLIGHTS 

When and Where: November 13, 2016 – Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Fieldhouse)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 79, Mercy College 52
Records: SNHU 2-0, Mercy 0-2

Senior Sara Ryan (Quincy, Mass.) poured in 20 points and sophomore Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) registered her first double-double of the season to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team to a 79-52 victory over Mercy College on Sunday afternoon at the SNHU Fieldhouse.

Ryan was an efficient 7-for-12 from the field, including 6-for-10 from long distance, while stuffing the stat sheet with five assists, three steals, two blocks and two rebounds. Lorenzen posted 17 points (6-7 FG, 5-5 FT) and 13 boards, while freshman Victoria Dean (Plymouth, Mass.) was in double figures for the second straight game with 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-7 3-FG).

Chi-La Bady led the Mavericks with 14 points, while Destinee Hall added 13.

Neither team led by more than three in an opening quarter that featured five lead changes and a trio of ties. Dean buried a triple with 35 seconds left to knot the game at 16 before Bady dropped in a layup with 21 seconds on the clock to give Mercy an 18-16 edge after one.

Another Dean 3-pointer opened the second-quarter scoring and gave the Penmen a one-point lead. With the margin still at one later in the stanza, Southern New Hampshire used an 11-3 run –capped by four straight points from Lorenzen – to open a 35-26 advantage with 1:02 remaining before the break. SNHU would carry a 37-28 lead into halftime. 

A 7-0 run from the Penmen just over two minutes into the third quarter ballooned their lead to 15 at 47-32 midway through the frame, but four straight points from Hall led a 6-0 spurt that trimmed the Mercy deficit to 47-38 with 3:07 on the clock. SNHU answered back with a 5-0 run to nudge the lead to 14 and eventually led, 54-42, heading into the fourth quarter. 

Southern New Hampshire dominated the final frame as an 18-2 blitz – with Dean scoring six points and Lorenzen contributing five – extended the lead to a game-high 29 at 75-46 with 4:11 to go.

Junior Catherine Stinson (Lynn, Mass.) tallied seven points (3-6 FG, 1-2 3-FG) and four assists, while freshman Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) added seven points (2-7 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 1-2 FT), two rebounds and two assists.

Notes:
-Southern New Hampshire begins the season 2-0 for the third straight year.
-SNHU outshot Mercy, 45.9 percent (28-61) to 24.3 percent (17-70), including 40.6 percent (13-32 to 20.8 percent (5-24) from beyond the arc.
-The Mavericks outrebounded the Penmen, 47-40, including 23-10 on the offensive glass, while Southern New Hampshire won the paint (26-20) and featured a much better assist-to-turnover ratio (21/14-5/17). 

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Nov. 16 (5:30 p.m.) when they play host to crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College at the Fieldhouse in a game that will be televised on NESNplus and NESN National. Queen City Cup points will be on the line and all fans that wear gold as part of the Gold Rush will earn a free spin on the Penmen Prize Wheel for a chance to win great prizes.

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