BOX SCORE
RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH KAREN PINKOS

When and Where: January 31, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Fieldhouse)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 76, Saint Michael's 69
Records: SNHU 14-7 (10-5 NE10), Saint Michael's 7-14 (4-11 NE10)

Junior Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) scored a game-high 17 points and sophomore Amanda Kelly (Bethpage, N.Y.) added a career-best 12, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team posted a 76-69 victory against Saint Michael's College at the SNHU Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening.

Lorenzen, who was limited to 26 minutes with foul trouble, was 7-for-15 from the field, including 2-for-2 from long distance, and made her only free throw attempt, while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing a pair of assists. Kelly's career-high came on 5 of 9 shooting from the field and 2 of 2 shooting from the stripe, to go along with a career-best eight rebounds. Fellow sophomore Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was also in double figures with 11 points (3-5 FG, 3-4 3-FG, 2-2 FT) and three steals.

Emily Ferreri and Samantha Delaney each scored 17 points for Saint Michael's, while Leah Spencer added 16.

Four points from Ferreri helped Saint Michael's build an early 8-2 lead over the opening 3:39 before nine straight points later in the quarter – with four coming from Kelly – catapulted Southern New Hampshire into the lead at 14-11 with 2:50 to play. The Purple Knights responded with six straight to close the frame with a 17-14 edge.

The Saint Michael's lead was five nearly four minutes into the second quarter when four different scorers contributed to an 8-0 rush that put SNHU back into the lead at 28-25 just past the midway point. A 10-4 counter-run from the Purple Knights gave them a three-point lead with less than 10 seconds on the clock before Terry beat the buzzer from just over half-court for her third trey of the opening half to send the game to the break, tied at 35.

A Lorenzen layup a half-minute into the third quarter snapped the tie and sparked an 11-4 run – with Lorenzen herself leading the way with five points, while freshman Sarah Deyo (Attleboro, Mass.) chipped in four – that gave the Penmen a 46-39 advantage less than four minutes in. The margin was eight more than two minutes later when Saint Michael's closed the frame on a 13-3 wave – with five from Spencer and four from Delaney – to grab a 56-54 lead.

The game was knotted at 62 just over four minutes into the final quarter when a bucket from Kelly gave SNHU the lead for good and sparked a 12-2 blitz – with five points from Lorenzen – that sealed it with Southern New Hampshire holding a 74-64 advantage with under a minute to go.

Junior Brianna Camara (Fall River, Mass.) posted eight points (2-4 FG, 4-4 FT), eight boards and three assists, while freshman Gyanna Russell (E. Hampton, Conn.) also netted eight points (2-5 FG, 4-5 FT) and added three rebounds. Deyo notched seven points (3-10 FG, 1-5 3-FG) and four rebounds, with senior Catherine Stinson (Lynn, Mass.) chiming in with seven points (3-7 FG, 1-2 FT) and three rebounds. Senior Jennifer Shelp (Apalachin, N.Y.) chipped in six points (3-6 FG) and two rebounds.

Notes:
-The Penmen, who win for the third time in four games, have matched the most wins since 2015-16 with 14 and have the most conference victories since 2011-12 with 10.
-Saint Michael's outshot Southern New Hampshire, 46.6 percent (27-58) to 44.4 percent (28-63), from the field and 45.5 percent (5-11) to 33.3 percent (6-18) from beyond the arc, while SNHU was better from the line, 82.4 percent (14-17) to 76.9 percent (10-13).
-The Penmen won the glass (39-31), while the Purple Knights captured the paint (40-38) and featured a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (13/11-9/14).

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Saturday, Feb. 3 (1:30 p.m.) against Stonehill College. The next home game for SNHU is Wednesday, Feb. 7 (5:30 p.m.) when they play host to Bentley University at the Fieldhouse in a game that will air on FOX College Sports.

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