When and Where: September 18, 2019 – Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Score: Saint Anselm College 3, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: Saint Anselm 4-5, SNHU 3-4

Senior Irem Bat (Istanbul, Turkey) registered 10 kills, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's volleyball team lost to crosstown-rival Saint Anselm College, 3-2, Wednesday night in non-conference action at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium. Set scores were 20-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-12, 15-12.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Bat – 10 kills, .212 hitting, 2 aces
• Sophomore Ramona Fontaine (Chelsea, Mass.) – 8 kills, .211 hitting, 3 blocks
• Freshman Juliana Pacini (Sao Paulo, Brazil) – 6 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs
• Sophomore Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) – 5 kills, 3 aces, 15 digs (all career highs)
• Senior Joanne Coffey (Merrimack, N.H.) – 4 kills, .308 hitting, 21 assists, 1 ace, 16 digs, 2 blocks
• Senior Baylee Lippincott (Phoenix, Ariz.) – 4 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks
• Freshman Angela Crosetti (Puebla, Mexico) – 13 digs, 2 aces

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen outhit Saint Anselm, .344-.167 in the opening set, but the Hawks held the advantage in each of the next four, as well as .298-.127, overall.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire is now 1-2 in five-set matches this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Friday, Sept. 20 when they take part in a tri-match with Millersville University (4:30 p.m.) and host Dominican (N.Y.) College (6:30 p.m.).
• The next home match for SNHU is Sunday, Sept. 22 (11 a.m.) when it plays host to Roberts Wesleyan College at the Stan Spirou Field House.

For the latest on Southern New Hampshire University athletics, follow the Penmen via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram. You can also sign up to receive text message alerts and e-mail newsletters about your favorite Penmen teams.