When and Where: November 28, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 82, American International College 55
Records: SNHU 5-1, AIC 2-3

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Knollmeyer – 18 points (7-12 FG, 4-5 FT), 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Junior Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) – 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-5 3-FG), 4 assists
• Graduate student Karlee Ziliak (Evansville, Ind.) – 12 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 3-4 FT), 2 assists
• Graduate student Gyanna Russell (E. Hampton, Conn.) – 11 points (4-11 FG, 3-4 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire began the game with a 21-5 stretch over the opening 6:52, with Timberlake leading the way with eight points, while Knollmeyer and Russell each added four. The lead was 24-9 at the end of one quarter and American Int'l would trim its deficit to 12 at 39-27 going into the halftime break.
• After AIC closed to within eight less than a minute into the second half, SNHU responded with a 15-2 burst – led by seven points from Knollmeyer and six from Ziliak – to open up a 54-33 advantage with 5:05 to go in the third. Five points from Timberlake later in the stanza powered a 9-0 run that widened the gap to 65-38 with 34 seconds on the clock.
• The Penmen then began the final frame with an 8-2 flurry – highlighted by a 3-pointer from senior Samantha Chapps (Old Saybrook. Conn.) – to seize a 73-42 lead just over three minutes in. A jumper from sophomore Julia Colby (So. Parris, Maine) with 1:07 remaining capped a 6-0 spurt that handed SNHU its largest lead of the afternoon at 82-50.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• senior Jenna Roche (Braintree, Mass.) tallied seven points (2-7 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 2-4 FT), seven rebounds and four assists.
• Colby registered six points (3-6 FG), three assists and two rebounds.
• Sophomore Jessica Knight (Hanover, Mass.) posted four points (1-2 FG, 2-2 FT) and six boards.
• SNHU outshot AIC, 48.4 percent (30-62) to 30 percent (18-60) from the field, including 35.3 percent (6-17) to 26.7 percent (4-15) from long range.
• American Int'l shot it better from the line, 88.2 percent (15-17) to 69.6 percent (16-23).
• The Penmen dominated the glass (50-26), captured the paint (38-24), featured a better assist-to-turnover ratio (21/16-6/13), and scored more second chance points (9-3) and slightly more on the fast break (11-10). The Yellow Jackets narrowly received more bench scoring (23-21).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, which has now won three-in-a-row, is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season.
• Pinkos, the ninth head coach in program history, is the first to reach the 200-win plateau.
• American Int'l still leads the all-time series with Southern New Hampshire, 25-15, but SNHU has won six of the last seven meetings, including four straight. The Penmen have also won four-in-a-row at home against AIC, which has not won a game at SNHU since Jan. 10, 2016 (74-48).
• Knollmeyer, who leads the league with 15.5 rebounds per game, is averaging 20.7 over her last three games.
• Russell is the only Penmen to have scored in double figures in all six games this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Dec. 18 (5:30 p.m.) when they play host to Saint Michael's College in a game that will air live on WGIR 610-AM at the Stan Spirou Field House.

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