BOX SCORE | RAPID REACTION: HEAD COACH JULIE MUNSON

When and Where: October 4, 2019 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: No. 9 Southern New Hampshire University 2, Lindenwood University 0
Records: SNHU 7-3 (4-2 Northeast-10), Lindenwood  (4-3)

Sophomores Faye Turkmen (Bergen, The Netherlands) and Cameron Whelan (Seabrook, N.H.) scored second-half goals to lift No. 9 Southern New Hampshire University to a 2-0 win over Lindenwood University in a non-conference tilt at Larkin Field on Friday.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Turkmen notched her first goal of the season, and fourth of her career, at 5:05 of the third quarter.  Her shot found the right side of the net.
• Whelan made it 2-0 at 7:05 of the fourth quarter, scoring off a pass from sophomore Meaghan Wile (Littleton, Mass.).
• Graduate student Melanie Rennie (Madison, Conn.) made one save in the contest.

KEY MOMENT

• SNHU snapped a scoreless streak at ten quarters when Turkmen advanced into the circle and fired the shot which eluded Lions goalie Mackenzie Litterst. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen outshot the Lions 15-4, including 10-1 on shots on goal.
• Southern New Hampshire had a 9-1 advantage in penalty corners.

NOTES

• This was the first meeting between the programs in field hockey.  Lindenwood University is located in St. Charles, MO. 
• The Lions will also play NE-10 members Saint Anselm College and Assumption College on this trip.
• SNHU earned its third shutout of the season.

WHAT'S NEXT

• Southern New Hampshire continues Northeast-10 play on Wednesday (October 9) when it travels to Bentley University for a 7 p.m. contest.
• The next home game is Saturday, October 12 when the Penmen host Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Larkin Field at 1 p.m.

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