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Action shot for Bernardita Diaz de Vivar
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Mercy MERC (4-3, 3-2)
3
Winner Southern N.H. SNH (4-7, 2-3)
Mercy MERC
(4-3, 3-2)
2
Final
3
Southern N.H. SNH
(4-7, 2-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mercy MERC 0 1 0 1 2
Southern N.H. SNH 0 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Tops Mercy College 3-2

Diaz de Vivar Scores Game-Winner Midway Through Fourth Quarter

When and Where: October 15, 2022 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 3, Mercy College 2
Records: SNHU 3-7 (2-3 NE10), Mercy 4-2 (3-2 NE10)

Freshman Bernardita Diaz de Vivar (Buenos Aires, Argentina) scored the game-winning goal off a penalty corner with 7:39 left to play as SNHU topped Mercy College 3-2 in an NE10 Field Hockey contest Saturday.  Sophomore Eliza Bates (Newport, N.H.) scored a goal, and assisted on the other two for the Penmen.


STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Alyssa Sacco of Mercy scored both of their goals
  • Diaz de Vivar- 1 goal
  • Bates- 1 goal, 2 assists
  • Freshman Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) – 8 saves
KEY MOMENTS
  • Huge kick save by Peeters on a Mercy penalty corner kept the game scoreless in the 2nd at 14:35.
  • Sophomore Annemartine Christis (s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) gave SNHU a 1-0 lead in the 2nd quarter at 17:48.
  • A Penmen turnover at midfield leads to a Mercy goal by Alyssa Sacco to tie the game at 1 in the 2nd.
  • A loose ball in the front of the net finds the stick of Bates as she puts it in to take a 2-1 lead at 42:11.
  • Mercy ties the game on a penalty corner by Sacco (2nd of the game) at 46:52
  • Perfectly executed penalty corner by SNHU gives them a 3-2 lead in the 4th. Pass from Bates gets shot into the net by Diaz De Vivar.
  • With 42 seconds left of play, Mercy had one final chance with a penalty corner but ultimately came up short.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • SNHU recorded 27 shots compared to 12 by Mercy
  • SNHU had 24 penalty corners, Mercy had 6
NOTES
  • The Penmen snap a 4-game losing streak while ending Mercy's win streak at three.
  • 2nd straight 3-goal game for the Penmen (ties season high)
  • SNHU improves to 4-1 all-time against the Mavericks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will travel to Saint Anselm College on Wednesday, October 19 at 7 p.m. against the Hawks for an NE10 contest before returning home next Saturday, October 22 at 1:00 p.m. to play the University of New Haven.
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