Box Score When and Where: March 31, 2021 – Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 13, Assumption University 9
Records: SNHU 2-2 (2-2 NE10), Assumption 0-1 (0-1 NE10)
Junior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) tallied four times, all in the first quarter, as Southern New Hampshire topped Assumption 13-9 in an NE10 Men's Lacrosse contest on Wednesday afternoon in Worcester, Mass.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- After assisting on David Wiedenfeld's goal to open the scoring, Valentine scored four straight goals to give the Penmen a 5-0 lead.
- Jacobsen's man-up goal with 1:01 left in the first quarter made it 6-0.
- Terrones tallied three times in the second quarter, including a pair of goals in the final 1:05 of the half to give the Penmen a 9-2 lead at the break.
- The Greyhounds closed to within 11-6 late in the third quarter, but goals by Jacobsen and Wiedenfeld built the lead back to seven.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- DePaul made his first start in goal to earn his first win.
- Assumption outshot the Penmen 50-44. SNHU won 13 of 25 faceoffs.
NOTES
- The win was the first for SNHU over Assumption since March 16, 2013. The Greyhounds had won six straight in the series.
- The Penmen are averaging 13.25 goals per game this season.
- Dubois has 18 points to lead SNHU and the Northeast-10. Terrones has 16 points. Both are tied for the NE10 lead with 13 goals.
- Assumption was playing for the first time this season. Three Greyhounds scored two goals each - Sam Maciel, Nolan Sheehan, and Nicholas Shanley.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Southern New Hampshire will be back at Penmen Stadium to take on Franklin Pierce University on Saturday (April 3) at 3:00 p.m. SNHU won its season opener, 16-15, in Rindge against the Ravens.
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