When and Where: April 21,2021 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire 11, Saint Michael's 3
Records: SNHU 5-4, Saint Michael's 3-6

(Hooksett, N.H.) - Junior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.), freshman Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.), and sophomore Tim Krutz (Cheshire, Conn.) combined to score eight goals as SNHU topped Saint Michael's College 11-3 on Wednesday at Penmen Stadium.

LINK: BOX SCORE

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Valentine - 4 goals, 2 assists - his third four-goal game of the seaso
• Grad student David Wiedenfeld (Londonderry, N.H.) - 3 assists, 10 ground balls
• Terrones - 2 goals 
• Krutz - 2 goals
• Grad student Nolan Isabella (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) -1 goal, 1 assist, 8 ground balls
• Freshman Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) - 14 saves
• Sophomore Gennaro Marra (Hampstead, N.H.) - won 14 of 18 faceoffs

KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen dominated the contest throughout, opening a 4-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.   Terrones scored twice in the period and Isabella's goal at 5:22 was the first of his career.
• Freshman Cody Fleming (Plaistow, N.H.) scored his first career goal in the second quarter, as the Penmen extended the lead to 7-2 at halftime.  Two of Valentine goals came late in the period for SNHU. 
• Valentine's fourth goal at 4:38 was the only marker of the third period for the Penmen, but the Purple Knights only scored once in the third quarter.
• Krutz opened the fourth quarter with a goal off a perfect pass from Isabella, and added another with 2:37 to play.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The teams were taken off the field for about 45 minutes with 5:55 to play when a thunderstorm rolled through the area.  
• SNHU had a 47-35 edge on shots taken, and 58-47 on ground balls.

NOTES

• Valentine now has three games with four goals this season.
• Valentine, Terrones, and senior Stephen Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) are in a three-way tie for the team lead with 19 goals apiece.
• SNHU and Saint Michael's split the season series.  The Penmen dropped a 17-14 decision when the teams in Vermont on March 27.

WHAT'S NEXT

• Southern New Hampshire will conclude the regular season on Saturday, April 24 at 3:00 p.m. against #11 Saint Anselm College.  

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