When and Where: November 12, 2022 – Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Score: Dominican University (NY) 88, Southern New Hampshire University 84 (OT)
Records: SNHU 1-1, Dominican 1-0

SNHU rallied from nine points down in the final 1:31 of regulation, but Dominican hit a three to force overtime, and eventually wore down the Penmen 88-84 in a thriller on Saturday night in a game played at Saint Anselm College.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Senior Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) - 24 points (10-21 FG, 1-7 3-FG, 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
• Junior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.) – 24 points (9-21 FG, 6-8 FT), 12 rebounds
• Senior Ariana Koivisto (Pomfret, Conn.) – 15 points (5-12 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 4-4 FT),

KEY MOMENTS

• Dominican held the lead most of the first quarter, and finished the high-scoring frame up 23-20 by hitting 11-of-22 field goals.
• SNHU could not get past the Chargers in the second quarter, closing to within three on a trey by Timberlake, but Dominican then ran off nine straight points and led 45-33 at the break.
• The Penmen finished the third quarter with six consecutive points on field goals by Knight, Timberlake and Koivisto.
• The Chargers seemed in control, leading 73-64 with 1:31 to play, only to have the Penmen rally.  Timberlake hit a pair of field goals, Knight added two free throws, and a field goal by junior Julia Colby (S. Parris, Me.) made it 73-72 with 47 seconds left.
• A pair of missed free throws by Dominican, and a Koivisto bucket made it 74-73 in favor of SNHU, and Timberlake hit two free throws with four seconds left after a turnover.
• A buzzer-beating three by Kristen Teklits forced overtime at 76-76.
• Knight hit a field goal with 31 seconds left in overtime, but Dominican hit two free throws to finish off the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Knight scored a career-high for the second consecutive contest.  She had 20 in the win over Saint Anselm on Friday night. 
• Colby played 23 minutes hitting two field goals, pulling down three rebounds, and dishing out two assists.
• Dominican outshot SNHU, 43.0 percent (37-86) to 42.7 percent (32-75).
• SNHU hit 16.7 percent (2-12) from downtown, but missed all seven after halftime.  The Chargers hit 21.7 percent (5-23).
• SNHU won the glass (50-44).  Dominican had a 23-12 advantage on points off turnovers.   

NOTES

• The only other meetings between the teams came November 10, 2018 at the Stan Spirou Field House with SNHU prevailing 77-62 in the NE10/CACC Challenge.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will open the NE10 season with a game next Saturday at Southern Connecticut State University (1:30 p.m.)
• The home opener for Southern New Hampshire will come against Bentley University on Tuesday, November 22 (5:30 p.m.)

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