When and Where: November 30, 2022 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 79, Adelphi University 74
Records: SNHU 3-2 (2-1 NE10), Adelphi 3-3 (2-2 NE10)

Senior Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) led four Penmen in double figures and SNHU turned back Adelphi 79-74 in Northeast-10 action Wednesday night at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
 

• Timberlake – 20 points (6-18 FG, 2-8 3-FG, 6-8 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists
• Sophomore Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass) -15 points (7-10 FG, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Senior Jenna Roche (Braintree, Mass.) – 13 points (3-8 FG, 7-8 FT), 5 rebounds 3 assists
• Freshman Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) – 11 points (4-9 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 2-2 FT), 13 rebounds, 2 assists

 
KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire hit 8-of-10 to open an 18-9 lead at the first media timeout with Timberlake hitting her first three shots for seven points.
• Gordon hit her first career three-point field goal with three seconds left in the quarter for a 23-11 lead. 
• The Penmen led 38-30 at halftime with Timberlake hitting for 15 points. 
• The Panthers opened the second half on a 21-12 run to take a 51-50 lead with 2:02 to go in the third quarter, the first Adelphi lead of the night. 
• SNHU answered with a bucket by Meghan Gordon and Jess Knight followed with an old-fashioned three point play to put the Penmen up 55-51 head to the final quarter.
• The Penmen hit 8-of-16 field goals in the fourth quarter, and all eight free throws, to hold the Panthers off.  Knight scored 12 of her 15 in the final stanza.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Gordon recorded her first career double-double with career highs of eleven points and thirteen rebounds.
• Senior Ariana Koivisto (Pomfret, Conn.) pumped in nine points, and freshman Emily Greenwood (Manchester, N.H.) added a career-high six points.
• The Penmen finished 27-for-66 (40.9 %) for the game and Adelphi was 30-for-71 (42.3 %)
• SNHU hit 20-of-23 free throws (87.0%) while the Panthers finished 7-of-10 (70.0%) from the line.
• Southern New Hampshire had a 49-34 rebounding advantage for the contest.
• Adelphi's Ty'zhea Hawkins matched her career-high with 32 points.

NOTES

• SNHU trails in the all-time series with the Panthers 8-7 and Adelphi had won eight of the previous nine meetings with the Penmen.
• The teams will play meet again in conference play on Feb. 4 at Garden City, N.Y.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will head to Pace University for a game this Saturday (Dec. 3) at 1:30 p.m.
• SNHU will return to the Stan Spirou Field House on Friday (Dec. 9 ) at 5:30 p.m. to play Post University. 

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