When and Where: April 7, 2021 – Manchester, N.H. (Penmen Stadium)
Score: Assumption University 15, Southern New Hampshire University 8
Records: Assumption 4-1 (4-1 NE10), SNHU 1-5 (1-5 NE10)

Sophomore Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) scored three goals and junior Erin Gorton (Kennebunk, Maine) dished three assists, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team fell to 16th-ranked Assumption University for the second time in one week, dropping a 15-8 decision Wednesday at Penmen Stadium.

LINK: BOX SCORE (XML)

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Renaud – 3 goals
• Gorton – 1 goal, 3 assists
• Sophomore Angelina Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) – 2 goals
• Freshman Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) – 1 goal, 1 assist

KEY MOMENTS

• SNHU struck first just 1:19 in, but trailed, 4-1, with 18:13 remaining in the opening half when it held Assumption scoreless for nearly 18 minutes and reeled off five straight to take a 6-4 lead. The Greyhounds would score with 25 seconds left to trim their halftime deficit to 6-5.
• It was almost all Assumption in the second half, as it scored the first six goals and the final four to put it away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Junior goalkeeper Caela McCartney (Arvada, Colo.) made 11 saves, while Assumption goalkeeper Allie Collins stopped 13 shots.
• Sophomore Courtney Cronin (Woburn, Mass.) also scored a goal for the Penmen, while graduate student Dani Tompkins (Derry, N.H.) and junior Madison Peredna (Derry, N.H.) each notched an assist.
• Assumption outshot Southern New Hampshire, 32-22, including 18-7 in the second stanza.
• The Greyhounds also had an 18-8 advantage in draw controls.
• Assumption was 1-for-2 on its free-position opportunities, while SNHU went 1-for-5.

NOTES

• Four of the six Penmen opponents this season have been nationally-ranked.
• Renaud continues to lead the team in goals (16) and points (18).
• Gorton and Peredna are tied for the team lead with five assists.
• Gorton's three assists matched her career high for the second time.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday, April 10 (12 p.m.) when they take on Saint Michael's College.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Thursday, April 15 (4:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Saint Anselm College at Penmen Stadium.

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