BOX SCORE

When and Where: March 26, 2016 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Le Moyne College 17, Southern New Hampshire University 7
Records: Le Moyne 6-0 (3-0 Northeast-10), SNHU 5-3 (2-3 Northeast-10)

Sophomore Alexa Bedell (Londonderry, N.H.) registered four points, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team dropped a 17-7 decision to second-ranked Le Moyne College on Saturday afternoon at Larkin Field.

Bedell scored three goals and handed out an assist, while freshman Jackie Richardson (Tyngsborough, Mass.) was the only other multiple-point scorer for the Penmen as she notched a goal and an assist. Senior Alexa Allen (E. Longmeadow, Mass.), junior Ellen Decker (Foxborough, Mass.) and junior Casey Duggan (Framingham, Mass.) each scored a goal.

Bryanna Fazio scored back-to-back goals to open the scoring and stake Le Moyne to a 2-0 lead just over four minutes in. Bedell set up Duggan's goal to put the Penmen on the board at the 24:44 mark, but Fazio answered with her third of the game and then collected an assist on an Erica Geremia strike to push the Dolphins' lead to 4-1 just over nine minutes into the contest.

Southern New Hampshire then scored three of the next four goals, with Bedell potting a pair of free-position tallies and Allen adding one of her own to trim the deficit to 5-4 with just under 10 minutes remaining in the opening half. Le Moyne would close the stanza with four straight goals to carry a 9-4 advantage into the break.

The Dolphins opened the second-half scoring just 24 seconds in before Decker found the back of the net off a feed from Richardson to make it 10-5 with 27:42 remaining. Le Moyne would reel off five straight – with two coming from Alexis Garbarino – to seize a commanding 15-5 advantage with just under 20 minutes to go.

Another Bedell free-position strike would stop the bleeding at the 18:16 mark, but Le Moyne would score two more times before Richardson capped with the scoring with 5:40 to play.

Notes:
-The Penmen have lost two-in-a-row for the first time all season.
- Junior goalkeeper Nicole Kennedy (Windham, Maine) piled up 14 saves, while Ryan Cortese stopped just 1 of 7 shots over the opening 46:30 for Le Moyne. Maggie Brown turned away three of the four shots she faced in the final 13:30.
- Freshman Kristin Wilder (Framingham, Mass.) was held without a point for the first time in her young career, but still leads the Northeast-10 in goals (32).
-Le Moyne outshot Southern New Hampshire, 38-15, including 23-6 in the first half, and also held an 18-8 margin in draw controls.
-In addition to pacing the league in goals, Wilder also ranks second in points (35), while Allen is third in assists (18). Kennedy is leading the conference with 83 saves and ranks second in save percentage (.506).

Up Next:
The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, March 30 (1 p.m.) when they take on Merrimack College. The next home game for the Penmen is Saturday, April 9 (1 p.m.) when they play host to Franklin Pierce University at Larkin.

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