When and Where: April 30, 2021 – Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly Stadium)
Score: Assumption University 17, Southern New Hampshire University 3
Records: Assumption 8-3, SNHU 2-10

Graduate student Dani Tompkins (Derry, N.H.), sophomore Avery Galle (Shaftsbury, Vt.) and freshman Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) all scored goals Friday evening, but the fifth-seeded Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team saw its season come to an end with a 17-3 defeat to fourth-seeded Assumption University in an NE10 Championship first round contest at Brian Kelly Stadium.

LINK: BOX SCORE

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Tompkins – 1 goal
• Galle – 1 goal
• Cole – 1 goal

KEY MOMENTS

• Holding a 2-1 lead nearly 11 minutes into the contest, Assumption ripped off six straight and eight of the final nine goals of the half to bring a 10-2 advantage into the break.
• The Greyhounds kept it going in the second half, finding the back of the net four straight times to open the second stanza and then closing it with three-in-a-row.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Junior goalkeeper Caela McCartney (Arvada, Colo.) made 13 saves for the Penmen, while Assumption goalkeeper Allie Collins stopped eight of the 11 shots she faced in the opening 55:03. Emily Burton came on to play the final 4:57 and turned aside the only bid that came her way.
• Senior Luci Albers (Eliot, Maine) added an assist.
• Assumption doubled up Southern New Hampshire in shots, 32-16.
• SNHU owned a 17-5 advantage in draw controls.
• The Greyhounds were a perfect 3-for-3 on their free-position opportunities, while SNHU went 0-for-2.

NOTES

• SNHU dips to 5-8 (.385) all-time in the Northeast-10 Championship, including 0-1 versus Assumption, as it made its first appearance since 2016.
• Sophomore Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) ended the season as the team leader in goals (25) and points (28).
• Junior Erin Gorton (Kennebunk, Maine) led the way with nine assists.

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