BOX SCORE

When and Where: April 13, 2016 – Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 14, Assumption College 9
Records: SNHU 9-3 (5-3 Northeast-10), Assumption 3-8 (1-7 Northeast-10)

Freshman Kristin Wilder (Framingham, Mass.) and sophomore Alexa Bedell (Londonderry, N.H.) each scored five goals and junior goalkeeper Nicole Kennedy (Windham, Maine) racked up 16 saves as the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team notched a 14-9 victory against Assumption College on Wednesday evening at Multi-Sport Stadium.

Wilder scored five-plus goals for the third straight contest, while Bedell extended her scoring streak to nine games. Senior Alexa Allen (E. Longmeadow, Mass.) potted a pair of goals, with junior Casey Duggan (Framingham, Mass.) adding a goal and an assist.

Assumption scored first just 1:50 into the contest and held a 2-1 lead nearly three minutes later when a goal from Wilder and two from Allen gave Southern New Hampshire the lead for good at 4-2 with 13:31 remaining in the opening half. The teams then traded goals three times as the Penmen took a 7-5 lead into the break.

SNHU came out and scored four of the first five goals of the second half as Wilder and Bedell each scored twice to stretch the lead to 11-6 with 12:29 to go. Wilder started it just 16 seconds in as she scored off a feed from senior Adrianna Frattasio (Walpole, Mass.).

The Greyhounds scored back-to-back goals to make it a three-score game with 9:18 left, but Bedell scored nine seconds later and bookended a 3-0 run that made it 14-8 with 1:44 on the clock.

Notes:
-The Penmen keep pace with the 2009 team, which began the season 9-3, for the best 12-game start to a campaign.
-The nine wins are the most in a season for the program since it went 9-8 during the 2011 campaign.
-SNHU, which has captured seven of its last nine overall, wins its fourth-in-a-row – the longest winning streak since it strung together five straight from March 12-23, 2013.
- Kennedy turned away 16 of the 25 shots she faced. Jaclyn Chirco stopped nine of the 21 shots that came her way over the opening 45:43 for Assumption, while Sadie Landon turned aside two of the four shots she faced over the final 14:17.
-Assumption outshot Southern New Hampshire, 36-30, including 17-11 in the first half, while also holding a 13-11 edge in draw controls.
-During Bedell's nine-game point streak, she has amassed 30 goals and 14 assists for 44 points.
- Wilder scored five-plus goals in a game for the ninth time this season and leads the Northeast-10 in goals (55), while ranking third in points (60).
-Bedell ranks fourth in points (54), while Allen is third in assists (22). Kennedy is leading the conference with 130 saves and a save percentage of .516, while ranking third in wins (9).

Up Next:
The Penmen are back in action Saturday, April 16 (12 p.m.) when they take on Bentley University. The next home game for the Penmen is Saturday, April 23 (1 p.m.) when they play host to American International College at Larkin Field.

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