When and Where: October 14, 2023 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 9, Molloy University 0
Records: SNHU 7-6 (6-3 NE10), Molloy 0-11 (0-9 NE10)

SNHU field hockey rolled past Molloy University 9-0 Saturday as freshman Minke van de Poll set a modern-day program record with nine points on four goals and an assist.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• van de Poll – 4 goals, 1 assists (9 points)
• Junior Annemartine Christis ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) – 3 assists
• Sophomore Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) – 4 saves

 
KEY MOMENTS

• Christis recorded a hat trick for the Penmen, scoring the game's first goal at 1:47, and adding two more as the Penmen built a 4-0 lead. 
• van de Poll scored on a penalty stroke in the first period, then scored three consecutive goals in the third quarter as the Penmen opened an 7-0 lead.
• Goals by senior Emma Thibodeau (Danvers, Mass.) and sophomore Anne Wiersma (Veldhoven, Netherlands) finished the scoring for the Penmen.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen took 25 shots, including 18 on goal and they had 14 penalty corners.

NOTES

• van de Poll, with ten goals, is tied for the third in the NE10.   
• Since the resumption of the SNHU program in 2014, van de Poll is the first player to score four goals in a game.  
• Christis scored her first three goals of the season and has scored 11 points in the last five games.
• SNHU has won four of the last five overall, and leads the all-time series with Molloy 6-0.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will host Assumption University on Wednesday (Oct. 18) at 6:00 p.m.

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