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Adriana Timberlake with a lay-up for SNHU Basketball
Jim Stankiewicz
71
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 8-2
65
St. Thomas Aquinas STACWBB 9-4
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
8-2
71
Final
65
St. Thomas Aquinas STACWBB
9-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 14 23 16 18 71
St. Thomas Aquinas STACWBB 15 13 15 22 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Extends Win Streak to Six, 71-65 at Saint Thomas Aquinas

Timberlake's 22 leads Penmen to Thursday road win

When and Where: December 29, 2022 – Sparkill, N.Y. (Aquinas Hall)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 71, Saint Thomas Aquinas College 65
Records: SNHU 8-2, STAC 9-4

SNHU extended its win streak to six games with a 71-65 win at Saint Thomas Aquinas in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon in Sparkill, N.Y.  Senior Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) led the Penmen with 22 points.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Timberlake – 22 points (9-23 FG, 3-12 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 3 assists, 2 steals
  • Graduate student Mia Roy (Bedford, N.H.) – 14 points (4-11 FG, 2-4 3-FG, 4-6 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists
  • Junior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.) – 11 points (3-11 FG, 5-6 FT), 11 rebounds, 2 blocks
  • Junior Julia Colby (So. Paris, Maine) – 9 points (2-7 FG, 1-5 3-FG, 4-4 FT), 4 rebounds, 3 assists
  • Senior Ariana Koivisto (Pomfret, Conn.) – 7 points (2-7 FG, 1-5 3-FG, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds, 3 assists
KEY MOMENTS
  • The Penmen had a slow start to the contest, missing the first 11 field goal attempts before Timberlake hit a three-pointer with 3:43 to play in the first quarter. 
  • From that point, SNHU outscored the Spartans 34-15 to take a 37-28 halftime lead.
  • SNHU outrebounded STAC in the half 28-19, with 11 second-chance points.
  • Timberlake hit a driving lay-up with 3:35 to play in the third quarter to give SNHU its largest lead at 49-34.
  • STAC's Sarah Ericson hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to 58-55 with just over six minutes to play, and her lay-up and free throw made it 62-61 with 2:47 left.
  • The Penmen responded with a three-pointer from Colby and hit enough free throws the rest of the way to secure the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • SNHU narrowly outshot STAC, 37.5 percent (24-64) to 36.8 percent (25-68). 
  • The Spartans had a better game from three-point range, hitting 38.9 percent (7-18) compared to 24.1 percent (7-29) for the Penmen.
  • The Penmen were plus-8 from the line, hitting 72.7 percent (16-22) to 66.7 percent (8-12)
  • STAC ended up with a 44-42 rebounding advantage, including 25-14 in the second half.  SNHU had a 13-7 advantage on second-chance points, a 4-0 block advantage, and a 5-1 edge on steals.  The Penmen turned the ball over nine times and the Spartans 13.
NOTES
  • The teams entered the contest tied for fifth in the East Region in the most recent D2SIDA poll.
  • This was the first meeting between the schools since Dec. 11, 2010.  SNHU leads the all-time series with the Spartans (3-1).
  • STAC had a four-game win streak snapped in its previous contest on Dec. 19 vs. Bridgeport.
  • The Penmen improved to 5-0 in road contests that have been completed this season.
  • Knight's double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) gives her five in the last six games.  She has scored in double figures in all ten games this season.
  • Timberlake, who has scored 10 or more points in nine of ten contests this year, is in the midst of a six-game, double-digit scoring streak, during which, she is netting 18.7 ppg.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will host Assumption on Saturday (Dec. 31) at 1:30 p.m. at the Stan Spirou Field House.
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