BOX SCORE

When and Where: January 24, 2017 – Syracuse, N.Y. (Ted Grant Court)
Score: Le Moyne College 88, Southern New Hampshire University 61
Records: Le Moyne 10-9 (6-7 Northeast-10), SNHU 8-12 (3-10 Northeast-10)

Sophomore Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) netted a team-best 14 points, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team fell to Le Moyne College, 88-61, Tuesday evening at Ted Grant Court.

Lorenzen shot 3-for-5 from the floor, including 1-for-1 from beyond the arc, and 7-for-10 from the stripe, while grabbing four rebounds. Sophomore Brianna Camara (Fall River, Mass.) netted 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-4 3-FG) and collected four rebounds, while senior Sara Ryan (Quincy, Mass.) tallied 11 points (3-13 FG, 1-4 3-FG, 4-4 FT), six boards, two assists, two steals and a block.

Nicole Riddick led the Dolphins with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Ellie Leszyk added 19 points. Joanna Dobrovosky finished with 11 points, 10 boards and six helpers.

In an opening quarter that featured six lead changes and a pair of ties, Le Moyne held a 4-3 edge less than three minutes in when four different Penmen contributed to a 9-3 run that was capped by a Camara 3-pointer to open up the largest lead for either team in the stanza at 12-7 with 5:46 to play.

Four different Dolphins then crafted an 8-2 counter-run that gave Le Moyne a 15-14 edge with 1:43 on the clock. After the teams traded baskets, a Riddick jumper with nine ticks to go stretched the hosts' lead to 19-16 after one.

Baskets from Corinne Poitevien sandwiched a Riddick 3-pointer to open the second-quarter scoring and expand the Le Moyne lead to 26-16 just over two minutes in. After Ryan and Riddick swapped treys and a Camara layup made it an eight-point game, Le Moyne ripped off a 21-3 burst that ended the half with the lead at 50-24. McKayla Roberts led the way with five points during the stretch, while Leszyk and Ailayia Demand each added four.

With the gap still sitting at 26 just over five-and-a-half minutes into the second half, five straight points from Leszyk triggered a 14-5 rush that nudged the lead to 71-36 with 2:28 remaining. Dobrovosky matched Leszyk's five points during the run. Le Moyne carried a 73-39 lead into the final frame.

A Leszyk 3 just 12 seconds in gave Le Moyne its largest lead of the night at 76-39. The margin then swung between 35 and 30 the rest of the way until the Penmen scored the final seven points of the contest to bring the score to its final resting place.

Senior Madi Rowan (Aliquippa, Pa.) scored a season-high seven points (3-5 FG, 1-2 FT) and corralled a pair of rebounds, while freshman Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) added five points (2-5 FG, 1-4 3-FG), two rebounds and three assists. Junior Catherine Stinson (Lynn, Mass.) chipped in five points (2-9 FG, 1-2 3-FG) and three rebounds.

Notes:
-Le Moyne outscored SNHU, 54-23, in the middle two quarters.
-Le Moyne outshot Southern New Hampshire, 52.9 percent (36-68) to 31.8 percent (21-66), including 45.5 percent (10-22) to 35.3 percent (6-17) from deep and 73.3 percent (11-15) to 18.8 percent (3-16) in the second stanza.
-SNHU was plus-7 from the line and shot it better, 68.4 percent (13-19) to 60 percent (6-10).
-The Dolphins won the glass (44-38) and paint (40-24), while turning in a better assist-to-turnover ratio (25/15-10/14).

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Saturday, Jan. 28 (1:30 p.m.) when they take on Pace University. The next home game for SNHU is Wednesday, Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Assumption College at the SNHU Fieldhouse in game that will air live on NESNplus and NESN National. It is Penmen Pride Night and all fans in attendance are encouraged to wear gold.

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