When and Where: January 5, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Stonehill College 68, Southern New Hampshire University 51
Records: Stonehill 8-4 (4-2 NE10), SNHU 8-5 (1-4 NE10)

Junior Gyanna Russell (E. Hampton, Conn.) scored a team-best 12 points, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team returned from the holiday break and was defeated by Stonehill College, 68-51, Sunday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Russell – 12 points (4-9 FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists
• Senior Victoria Dean (Plymouth, Mass.) – 10 points (3-10 FG, 4-4 FT), 3 rebounds
• Freshman Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) – 9 points (4-10 FG, 1-4 3-FG), 3 steals
• Senior Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) – 7 points (2-10 FG, 1-6 3-FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds
• Sophomore Jenna Roche (Braintree, Mass.) – 5 points (2-5 FG, 1-1 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists 

KEY MOMENTS

• Stonehill opened the second half with a 30-27 edge, but outscored SNHU, 20-4, in the third quarter, to balloon its lead to the largest of the contest at 50-31 going to the final frame. Grace Carter and Madison Seymour led the way with five points each, while the Skyhawks held the Penmen without a point over the final 5:55 of the stanza.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Gabrielle Reuter led all scorers for Stonehill with 18 points (7-9 FG, 4-4 FT).
• The Skyhawks outshot the Penmen, 38.1 percent (24-63) to 28.8 percent (17-59), including 22.2 percent (4-18) to 12.5 percent (3-24) from deep.
• SNHU was better from the stripe, 87.5 percent (14-16) to 80 percent (16-20).
• The Penmen won the paint (26-24) and narrowly gathered more second chance points (12-10), while the Skyhawks owned the glass (49-34), collected more points off turnovers (15-7) and featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (14/15-4/17).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has now dropped two straight.
• Stonehill, which leads the all-time series, 44-13, has now won 13 of the last 15 meetings with SNHU.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, Jan. 8 (5:30 p.m.) when they play host to in-state rival Franklin Pierce University at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game will air on WGIR 610-AM.

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