When and Where: March 27, 2021 – Waltham, Mass. (Bentley Field)
Score: Bentley University 21, Southern New Hampshire University 10
Records: Bentley 2-0 (1-0 NE10), SNHU 1-3 (1-3 NE10)

Sophomore Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) registered a career-high six points, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team dropped a 21-10 decision to 17th-ranked Bentley University on Saturday afternoon at Bentley Field.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Renaud – career-high 5 goals, 1 assist
• Freshman Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.)  – career-best 3 goals
• Freshman Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) – 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Madison Peredna (Derry, N.H.) – 2 assists

KEY MOMENTS

• The game was tied, 3-3, more than 12 minutes in when Bentley ripped off five straight goals to open an 8-3 advantage with 14:26 remaining in the first half. Renaud would score three of the game's next four goals - two assisted by Peredna - to trim the SNHU deficit to 9-6 with 8:39 on the clock. Bentley would score three of the next four to bring a 12-7 lead to the break.
• The Falcons scored five of the first six second-half goals in the initial 7:35 to widen the lead to 17-8 and would later score four straight to put it away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Junior goalkeeper Caela McCartney (Arvada, Colo.) made 10 saves, while Bentley goalkeeper Eliza Bresler stopped 13 shots.
• Graduate student Dani Tompkins (Derry, N.H.) added a goal, while sophomore Angelina Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) and senior Luci Albers (Eliot, Maine) chipped in assists.
• Bentley outshot Southern New Hampshire, 36-25, including 22-12 in the opening stanza.
• The Falcons also doubled up the Penmen, 22-11, in draw controls, including 14-7 in the first half.
• SNHU was 2-for-3 on its free-position opportunities, while Bentley went 3-for-8.

NOTES

• Renaud leads the team with 12 goals through the season's first four games.
• Cole's goals were the first of her career.
• This marked Peredna's first multi-assist performance in a Penmen uniform.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Wednesday, March 31 (7 p.m.) when they take on Assumption University.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Saturday, April 3 (11 a.m.) when it plays host to Franklin Pierce University at Penmen Stadium.

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