When and Where: May 6, 2021, Manchester, N.H. (South Athletic Fields)
Score: #18 Saint Anselm College 8, Southern New Hampshire 0 (6 innings)
Records: SNHU 13-13,  Saint Anselm College 25-4

(Manchester, N.H.) - The Southern New Hampshire University softball team saw its season end in the Northeast-10 Divisional Semifinals on Thursday. The Penmen fell 8-0 to #18 Saint Anselm College.

KEY MOMENTS 

• The Penmen managed only one hit off the NE10's Northeast Division Pitcher of the Year, Morgan Perry.  Sophomore Bryn Garczynski (Norwood, Mass.) delivered a two-out single to left field in the top of the sixth inning.  She was the only SNHU player to reach base.
• The Hawks took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on RBI singles by Gracie O'Hara and Abbie Murrell.
• Two more runs in the third inning - and three more in the fourth gave Saint Anselm a 7-0 lead.  
• Lauren Washburn, who went 4-for-4, made it 7-0 with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth.  Her fourth hit, a single, ended the game with a run in the bottom of the sixth.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Senior Olivia Strasser (Rutland, Mass.) and senior Chloe Griffin (Scarborough, Maine) split time in the circle for the Penmen.  Strasser (5-8) allowed two runs in her 4.1 IP and had three strikeouts.
• Perry struck out seven in her complete game for the Hawks.

NOTES

• Strasser compiled 19 wins for the Penmen over four seasons, finishing with an ERA of 2.33.  That ranks ninth best in program history.  
• Senior Emily Critch (Halifax, Mass.) led SNHU with four home runs, finishing with 16 for her career.  She drove in 61 runs over 135 games.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with Saint Anselm 46-45.  The Hawks won four of the five meetings between the teams this season.

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