When and Where: November 20, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 85, Post University 62
Records: SNHU 4-0, Post 2-2

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Gray – 29 points (8-12 FG, 6-8 3-FG, 7-9 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Ryan Layman (Wrentham, Mass.) – 15 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3-FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
• Sophomore Jacari Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) – 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 FT, 4 rebounds, 4 assists

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire opened the game with a 23-3 blitz over the opening 6:39, as five different Penmen scored during the stretch. Gray led the way with eight points – all of which came consecutively to cap the run. Sophomore Matt Becht (Vienna, Va.) nailed a pair of treys for six points and senior Corry Long (Cincinnati, Ohio) added five points. Post answered with a 10-2 run later in the half and the Penmen would take a 48-33 lead into the break.
• SNHU opened the second half with a 15-2 run – powered by eight points from Layman and five from Gray – that gave it the largest lead of the afternoon at 63-35. Post would not get closer than 19 the rest of the way.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Becht tallied nine points (3-7 FG, 3-6 3-FG), four rebounds and four assists.
• Freshman Derrick Grant (Plainfield, N.J.) posted six points (3-4 FG) and three blocks.
• Long added five points (2-6 FG, 1-3 3-FG), seven boards and two assists.
• Freshman Jordan Brathwaite (Silver Spring, Md.) chipped in four points (2-4 FG), two rebounds and a block.
• SNHU outshot Post, 47.8 percent (32-67) to 35.6 percent (21-59), including 40.7 percent (11-27) to 29.2 percent (7-24) from beyond the arc.
• The Eagles were plus-3 at the line and shot it better, 61.9 percent (13-21) to 58.8 percent (10-17).
• SNHU narrowly won the glass (41-40), dominated the paint (40-20), featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (19/5-11/11), scored more points off turnovers (19-10) and on the fast break (15-4), and scored more second chance points (16-12).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire is 4-0 for the fourth time in five years.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with Post, 10-1.
• Gray ranks fourth in the NE10 in scoring (20.5 ppg).

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Tuesday, Nov. 23 (7:30 p.m.) when they travel across town to take on Saint Anselm College in a game that will air live on WGIR 610-AM.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Wednesday, Dec. 1 (7:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Saint Michael's College at the Field House.

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