When and Where: April 28, 2021 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: #6 Southern New Hampshire University 19, #11 American International College 9
Records: SNHU 6-5, AIC 0-10 

(Hooksett, N.H.) - Graduate student David Wiedenfeld (Londonderry, N.H.) scored seven goals and assisted on two others as sixth-seeded SNHU toppled American International College 19-9 in the first round of the NE10 Championship Wednesday at Penmen Stadium.

LINK: BOX SCORE

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Wiedenfeld - 7 goals, 2 assists
• Freshman Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.) - 5 goals, 2 assists, 10 groundballs
• Junior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) - 4 goals, 3 assists
• Sophomore Gennaro Marra (Hampstead, N.H.) - won 19 of 21 faceoffs
• Freshman Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) - six saves 

KEY MOMENTS

• Terrones opened the scoring less than five minutes into the contest as SNHU scored the game's first five goals and led 6-1 after one period.  Terrones and Wiedenfeld each scored twice in the first quarter.
• Senior Stephen Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) and freshman Cody Fleming (Plaistow, N.H.) also scored in the first for the Penmen.
• Wiedenfeld and Terrones each scored a pair of goals for SNHU in the second period as the Penmen opened a 10-3 lead at the break.  Terrones scored the season's first man-down goal.
• The Penmen had a 15-6 lead after three quarters as Wiedenfeld added three more goals in the third period.
• Valentine scored his four goals over a 12-minute span covering the middle of the third period and the start of the fourth.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Southern New Hampshire outshot American International College 54-32.
• The Penmen won 26 of the game's 32 faceoffs with Marra again leading the way.
• SNHU had a 71-46 edge on ground balls, led by Marra, Terrones, and freshman Cam Cote (Saco, Maine), who scored his second goal of the season with 6:49 to play.

NOTES

• The Penmen topped the Yellow Jackets for the second time this season and now lead the all-time series 20-2.
• SNHU is competing in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament for the first time since 2017.  The post-season win was the first for the program since a quarterfinal win over Pace in 2016.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will travel to #3 Adelphi for a quarterfinal game on Saturday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m.

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