Southern New Hampshire (10-4, 6-4 Northeast-10)
vs.
American Int'l (8-6, 5-5 Northeast-10)
Saturday, April 23, 2016 - 1 p.m.
Larkin Field - Manchester, N.H.
SERIES: SNHU leads 10-2
LAST MEETING: SNHU 18, American Int'l 12 (03/28/15 at Springfield, Mass.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last time out: SNHU 15, #18 Stonehill 10 (04/19/16 at Easton, Mass.)
Streak: Won 1
Leading Scorers:
#1 Kristin Wilder (61 goals, 6 assists, 67 points)
#5 Alexa Bedell (40 goals, 20 assists, 60 points)
#6 Alexa Allen (19 goals, 23 assists, 42 points)
In Goal:
#19 Nicole Kennedy (10-4, 10.88 GAA, .521 SV%, 821:21 MIN, 162 SVs)
Notes: The Penmen have now captured eight of their last 11, including five of their last six, following a 15-10 victory against 18th-ranked Stonehill on Tuesday. SNHU led 9-3 at the half and 13-5 later in the second stanza before Stonehill scored five of the final seven goals of the game, but ran out of time. Junior goalkeeper Nicole Kennedy turned away a career-best 22 of 32 shots - one more save than the 21 she amassed March 19 in a 14-10 win at Pace and the most since Hannah Moriarty turned away a program-record 25 shots at Merrimack on May 1, 2010. Fellow juniors Casey Duggan and Courtney Nivala both reached career highs in goals with five and four, respectively. Sophomore Alexa Bedell registered four points with two goals and two assists, while freshman Kristin Wilder added three goals. The 10 wins are the most in a season for the program since it went 13-5 during the 2009 campaign, while the 10-4 start matches the 2009 team for the best 14-game start to a campaign.
AMERICAN INT'L
Last time out: American Int'l 10, Merrimack 8 (04/19/16 at Springfield, Mass.)
Streak: Won 1
Scoring Leaders:
#2 Stefanie Dufresne (23 goals, 21 assists, 44 points)
#3 Riley Brennan (34 goals, 6 assists, 40 points)
#23 Cheyenne Carden (27 goals, 5 assists, 32 points)
In Goal:
#00 Alexis Torosian (8-6, 11.15 GAA, .457 SV%, 785:41, 123 SVs)
Notes: American International has lost five of its last eight meetings, but is coming off a 10-8 win against Merrimack on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets held a 6-4 halftime lead and increased their advantage to 10-6 late in the second half before Merrimack sored a pair of goals to halve the gap with less than two minutes remaining. Junior Jessica Lawler scored three goals, while classmate Stefanie Dufresne matched her three points with a goal and two assists. Fellow junior Riley Brennan was the other multiple-point scorer for AIC with a pair of tallies. Another junior, goalkeeper Alexis Torosian, stopped four shots in the victory.
