BOX SCORE | RAPID REACTION WITH HEAD COACH ELIE MONTEIRO 

When and Where: October 2, 2018 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Merrimack College 1 (OT)
Records: SNHU 8-3-0 (6-2-0 NE10), Merrimack 4-4-1 (2-4-1 NE10)

Junior Alexis Fruzzetti (Hanson, Mass.) scored the equalizer in the 77^th minute and the overtime winner in the 100^th minute to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Merrimack College on a rainy Tuesday evening at Penmen Stadium.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• It is Fruzzetti's second two-goal game of the season.
• Graduate student Sydney Crema (Litchfield, N.H.) collected assists on both of Fruzzetti's goals.
• Freshman goalkeeper Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) made four saves in the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After SNHU controlled nearly the entire first half, it was Merrimack that chalked up the first truly dangerous chance midway through the 40^th minute, as Kailee Stobbe took advantage of a Penmen defender that had slipped on the wet turf and went in alone on Rose, who dove to the turf and smothered the attempt.
• Southern New Hampshire had the most dangerous chance in the opening half, however, as Crema gathered a terrific thru-ball and wound up alone on the doorstep with the ball on her foot, but a good diving save by Merrimack goalkeeper Erin Fulton and a clear of the rebound by the Warrior defense kept it scoreless.
• Merrimack snapped the deadlock in the 74^th minute, capitalizing on a failed clear by the Penmen when Nicole Langlois ended up with the ball on her foot at the top of the box before ripping a shot into the top left corner of the net.
• SNHU would gain the equalizer midway through the 77^th as Crema slotted a great pass into the left side of the box, where Fruzzetti ran onto it and hit a shot into the far top corner of the net to even the score, 1-1.
• The Penmen had a great opportunity to go in front late in the 87^th minute when senior Danielle Humphreys (Hebron, Conn.) found herself with the ball in front off a corner service, but her quick shot went just wide of the near right post.
• SNHU again looked like it would steal a win with just over a minute left when junior Shae Roys (No. Billerica, Mass.) delivered a beautiful long pass from midfield, but the first touch by the Penmen forward caromed off her knee to the Merrimack defense.
• The Warriors then looked to swoop in with just over 30 seconds remaining, as Gigi Guenther had a shot from in close, but it rang off the crossbar.
• The Penmen finally finished it with just 57 seconds left in the first extra session, as Crema's pass from the left side of the box deflected off a defender to the front of the net where Fruzzetti was able to boot it past Fulton.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Fulton made eight saves for the Warriors.
• SNHU outshot Merrimack, 17-9, including 8-3 in the opening half.
• The Penmen also owned an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.

NOTES

• SNHU has won five of its last six matches, including four straight.
• The Penmen improve to 2-0-0 in overtime contests this season and are unbeaten in their last eight OT games over the last two years (3-0-5). In five seasons under head coach Elie Monteiro, SNHU is 10-5-5 (.625) in extra sessions.
• Of the last 13 matches between the two teams, 12 of them have been decided one by one goal, with the remaining contest ending in a 0-0 draw. No team has scored more than two goals during that span. Additionally, eight of those 13 have gone to overtime, with Merrimack holding a 4-3-1 edge.
• Crema, who moves into second place in the Northeast-10 with five assists, has now set a new career best in the category.
• The Penmen are now 27-8-5 (.738) over their last 40 matches dating back to the 2016 campaign.  
• SNHU also improves to 12-1-2 (.867) at home since the end of the 2016 season.

UP NEXT 

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, Oct. 6 (4 p.m.) when they play host to 19^th-ranked Adelphi University at Penmen Stadium.

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