HIGHLIGHTS | BOX SCORE

When and Where: September 12, 2018 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Saint Anselm College 4, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: Saint Anselm 1-2, SNHU 1-2

Senior Maddie Holt (Seabrook, N.H.) scored to make it a one-goal game in the first half, but Saint Anselm College added two late goals to secure a 4-1 victory against the Southern New Hampshire University field hockey team on Wednesday evening at Larkin Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Saint Anselm struck first just 4:31 into the contest when Mary Nee gathered a rebound at the top right of the circle and sent a long shot past senior Melanie Rennie (Madison, Conn.) and into the far right corner of the net.
• The visitors doubled their lead just over a minute-and-a-half later off a corner play when Kendall Clifford's shot was deflected in front by Hanna Friend and redirected into the cage.
• Southern New Hampshire jumped on the board in the 23^rdminute, as Holt collected a short pass from sophomore Hélène Servais (Brussels, Belgium) on the left and sent a reverse-stick shot into the top right corner of the net to slice the deficit in half.
• The Penmen looked to have the equalizer with just over two minutes remaining in the opening half Servais put a shot past Saint Anselm goalkeeper Julia Hand from in close, but Kaeleigh Lord made a monster defensive save on the goal line to maintain the lead.
• Following a deadlocked opening 25-plus minutes of the second half, Saint Anselm grabbed some insurance in the 62^ndminute when Emma Bartle's initial shot was stopped by Rennie, but Clifford was right on the doorstep to hammer a shot off a Penmen defender's stick and in.
• The Hawks put the finishing touches on the win with under three minutes to go, as Bartle rifled a low shot from the right through the legs of Rennie.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Rennie made five saves, while Hand stopped one shot.
• The Hawks outshot the Penmen, 13-8, including 9-4 in the second half.
• Saint Anselm also owned an 8-4 advantage in penalty corners, including 6-2 in the final stanza.

NOTES

• The win earns Saint Anselm one point in the Queen City Cup standings, with the battle for Manchester supremacy now tied, 3-all.

UP NEXT

• Southern New Hampshire is back in action Wednesday (Sept. 19) when it opens Northeast-10 play against Bentley University.
• The next home game for the Penmen is Saturday, Sept. 22 (noon) when they play host to Southern Connecticut State University.

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