When and Where: October 9, 2021 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: #7 Southern New Hampshire University 3, Le Moyne College 0
Records: SNHU 10-0-1 (8-0-0 NE10), Le Moyne 1-6-3 (0-5-3 NE10)
Sophomore Alyssa Anderson (Londonderry, N.H.) registered a goal and an assist Saturday to help lead the seventh-ranked Southern New Hampshire University women's soccer team to a 3-0 blanking of Le Moyne College at Penmen Stadium.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- After Southern New Hampshire came away with nothing to show on the scoreboard for an 11-0 shot-on-goal advantage in the first half, Anderson broke the ice just 5:33 after the halftime break when she corralled a beautiful pass from graduate student Ai Inoue (Tokyo, Japan) and buried a shot to make it 1-0.
- Anderson made an impact again just over two minutes later when she set up Chiba's goal.
- Beaumont capped the scoring in the 78th minute with a strike off a feed from senior Cara Easter (Weare, N.H.).
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Le Moyne 'keeper Allison Moreau racked up 14 saves.
- SNHU owned a dominant, 22-8 advantage in shots, including 17-2 in shots on target.
- The Penmen also held a 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire, which is ranked seventh in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division II National Top 25 Poll, is now unbeaten in 11 straight contests to begin the season. The 11-match unbeaten streak is the longest to begin a season for the program since 1990.
- SNHU, which leads the all-time series with Le Moyne, 20-5-3, has won nine of the last 11 meetings, including four straight. The Dolphins have not defeated the Penmen since Oct. 1, 2016.
- Anderson moves into a tie with junior Jordan Butters (Beverly, Mass.) and grad student Allyson Patterson (Seekonk, Mass.) for the team lead in goals (5) and is also now tied with Butters for the team lead in points (12).
- The Penmen are still outscoring their opponents, 23-6, so far this season.
- SNHU is now 53-15-11 (.741) over their last 79 matches dating back to the 2016 campaign.
- SNHU is also now 28-3-4 (.857) at home since the end of the 2016 season, including 19-3-2 (.833) at Penmen Stadium.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Friday, Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) when they take on Assumption University.
- The next home contest for SNHU is Wednesday, Oct. 20 (7 p.m.) when it plays host to Bentley University.
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