When and Where: March 27, 2021 - Duffy Field, Colchester, Vt.
Score: Saint Michael's College 17, Southern New Hampshire 14
Records: Saint Michael's 3-0 (3-0 NE10),  SNHU 1-2 (1-2 NE10)

(Colchester, Vt.) - Senior Cole Jacobsen (Dartmouth, Mass.) scored three times and added an assist, but SNHU fell 17-14 at Saint Michael's College on Saturday.

LINK: BOX SCORE 

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Senior Stephen Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) - 3 goals, 2 assists
• Freshman Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.) - 3 goals
• Jacobsen - 3 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) - 2 goals, 1 assist

KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen had a crisp start, scoring twice in the first three minutes.  Valentine notched his first goal of the season and junior Jackson Hounchell (Middlebury, Vermont) scored for the third time.
• Saint Michael's scored the next four goals before Terrones found the net with just 3.5 seconds left to close the first, trailing 4-3.
• Second-quarter goals by Jacobsen, Terrones and Dubois all came in man-up situations as SNHU trailed 7-6 at halftime.
• SNHU would tie the contest at 8-8 on Valentine's second goal at 11:17 of the third quarter, but the Purple Knights outscored the Penmen 5-0 the rest of the quarter.
• The Penmen rallied to 13-12 and 16-14 on Jacobsen goals in the fourth quarter, but could not get past Saint Michael's.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Southern New Hampshire was outshot by Saint Michael's 45-35.  SNHU had 31 turnovers compared to 24 for the Hawks.
• Junior Owen McCuin (Hinesburg, Vt.) scored his fifth career goal, and first of the season, playing in his home state.
• Freshman Cam Cote (Saco, Maine) scored his first career goal at 5:05 of the fourth quarter.
• The Penmen converted four-of-six man-up opportunities, all in the first half.

NOTES

• The Penmen had won four straight against the Purple Knights.  Saint Michael's leads the all-time series 27-11.
• The teams are scheduled to meet again on April 21 at Penmen Stadium.
• With 12 goals in the three Penmen contests, Dubois leads the Northeast-10.  Terrones is tied for third in the NE10 with nine goals.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen head to Assumption University on Wednesday, March 31 for a 3:00 p.m. contest.

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