BOX SCORE

When and Where: March 4, 2020 – Bridgeport, Conn. (Knights Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 15, University of Bridgeport 9
Records: SNHU 2-1, UB 3-1

Sophomore Kelsey Long (Woburn, Mass.) and senior Merry Harrington (Peabody, Mass.) both scored six goals to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team to a 15-9 triumph over the University of Bridgeport on Wednesday afternoon at Knights Field.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Long – career-high-matching 6 goals, 1 assist
• Harrington – career-high 6 goals
• Freshman Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Erin Gorton (Kennebunk, Maine) – 1 goal
• Junior Casey Johnson (Amherst, N.H.) – 1 goal 
• Sophomore Hayle Ashford (Atkinson, N.H.) - 8 saves

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire held a 4-3 edge with just over six minutes to play in the opening half when Harrington scored back-to-back goals, followed by Long, who earned her assist on Harrington's second and then found the back of the net twice-in-a-row, to extend the lead to 8-3 with 3:02 remaining.
• The Purple Knights would get as close as 11-8 with under 11 minutes remaining, but SNHU would score four of the game's final five tallies, including a pair from Harrington, to seal it. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Bridgeport goalkeeper Cheyanne Gangel turned away 16 of the 31 shots that came her way.
• Senior Stephanie Barr (Lowell, Mass.) and junior Dani Tompkins (Derry, N.H.) both handed out an assist.
• Southern New Hampshire outshot Bridgeport, 38-27, including 22-13 in the opening stanza.
• The Penmen also held a 17-8 advantage in draw controls, including 10-3 in the first half.
• SNHU was 4-for-7 on its free-position opportunities, while Bridgeport was just 2-for-6.

NOTES

• The Penmen are off to their best start since beginning the 2017 campaign 3-0.
• During its current two-game winning streak, SNHU is outscoring its opponents, 39-15.
• Johnson's goal was the first of her career.
• Long and Harrington are tied for the team lead in points with 12 on 11 goals and an assist.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, March 14 (11 a.m.) when they play host to Le Moyne College at Penmen Stadium.

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