BOX SCORE

When and Where: September 2, 2018 – Bridgeport, Conn. (Knights Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 3, Long Island University-LIU Post 1
Records:  SNHU 1-1-0, LIU Post 1-1-0

Senior Danielle Humphreys (Hebron, Conn.) scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the 24^th-ranked Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to a 3-1 triumph over No. 16 Long Island University-LIU Post for its first win of the season Sunday at the University of Bridgeport's Knights Field.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• The five points for Humphreys were a career high, while the two goals marked her second multiple-goal performance.
• Freshman Sydney Carney (Northborough, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal for what would prove to be the game winner.
• Freshman goalkeeper Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) made four saves to record her first collegiate win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Humphreys put the Penmen on the board just 6:40 into the contest when she intercepted a back pass and dribbled in before beating LIU Post goalkeeper Hillevi Eklow to make it 1-0.
• The score would stay that way until late in the 69^th minute when Humphreys connected on a thru-ball into the middle of the box for Carney, who found the back of the net to double the SNHU lead.
• The Pioneers would jump on the board just over five minutes later when Kendra Oldroyd sent a long blast over Rose to trim the deficit in half.
• It would be Humphreys who would put it away, however, as she collected a deflected cross from junior Shae Roys (No. Billerica, Mass.) and deposited it into the back of the net with just 3:49 on the clock.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Eklow made five saves for LIU Post.
• SNHU held a 15-13 edge in shots, including 10-6 in the second half, while also owning a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks.

NOTES

• Humphreys' other two-goal game came in a 5-3 win at Saint Anselm on Oct. 26, 2016.
• SNHU improves to 5-4-1 (.550) against its last 10 nationally-ranked opponents.
• The Penmen are now 20-6-5 (.726) over their last 31 matches dating back to the 2017 campaign. 

UP NEXT 

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Sept. 5 (3 p.m.) when they take Post University.
• SNHU opens its home slate Saturday, Sept. 8 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to Le Moyne College at Penmen Stadium, as part of the Penmen Kickoff & Stadium Open House. Click HERE for more information.

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