When and Where: April 14, 2021 – Waltham, Mass.  (Bentley Field)
Score: Bentley University 9, SNHU 7
Records: SNHU 3-4 (3-4 NE10), Bentley 4-2 (4-2 NE10)

(Waltham, Mass.) - Senior Cole Jacobsen (Dartmouth, Mass.) scored twice and added an assist, but SNHU fell to Bentley 9-7 on Wednesday night.

LINK: BOX SCORE

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Jacobsen - 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Stephen Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) -2 goals
• Freshman Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) - 16 saves
• Senior Nolan Isabella (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) - 9 ground balls

KEY MOMENTS

• With SNHU trailing 2-0, Jacobsen scored his first goal in a man-up situation off a pass from freshman Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.).
• Jacobsen would score again with 2:04 remaining in the first quarter to trim the Falcons lead to 3-2.
• The Penmen took advantage of another man-up situation to cut the Bentley lead to 4-3 on a goal by Dubois, from Jacobsen, at 6:26 of the second quarter.
• Goals by graduate student David Wiedenfeld (Londonderry, N.H.) and junior Owen McCuin (Hinesburg, Vt.) gave SNHU its first lead at 5-4 at 14:23 of the third quarter.
• Dubois gave the Penmen the lead for the final time at 6-5 with his second goal at 2:24 of the third. 
• Bentley scored the next three goals, two by Kristopher Campbell, who finished with four markers on the night.  
• Junior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) cut the lead to 8-7 with 9:45 to play, but the Falcons kept SNHU off the board for the remainder of the contest.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• DePaul played a solid game in net, making 17 saves.
• The game was tied at 4-4 at halftime, and at 6-6 heading to the fourth quarter.
• Bentley had a 41-27 shot advantage---and a slim 33-29 edge on ground balls.
• The Penmen turned the ball over 27 times, compared to 18 for the Falcons.

NOTES

• Bentley has won 26 of the 30 games played between the teams.  The Falcons have won four straight after starting the 2021 season 0-2.
• Through seven games, Dubois and Terrones lead SNHU with 16 goals apiece.  

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will open a three-game homestand on Saturday, April 17 with American International College.  Game time is 4:00 p.m. at Penmen Stadium.

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