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Emma Thibodeau handles the ball for SNHU field hockey
Jim Stankiewicz
6
Winner Southern N.H. SOUTHERN (10-7, 9-4)
2
St. Thomas Aquinas ST. THOM (4-14, 4-9)
Winner
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
(10-7, 9-4)
6
Final
2
St. Thomas Aquinas ST. THOM
(4-14, 4-9)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 3 0 1 2 6
St. Thomas Aquinas ST. THOM 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Penmen Finish Regular Season With 6-2 Win at STAC

Thibodeau Scores Twice As Penmen Make It Five Wins In Last Six

When and Where: October 28, 2023 – Sparkill, N.Y. (Spartan Field)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 6, St. Thomas Aquinas College 2
Records: SNHU 10-7 (9-4 NE10), STAC 4-14 (4-9 NE10)

Senior Emma Thibodeau (Danvers, Mass.) scored two goals and SNHU field hockey finished the regular with a 6-2 win at St. Thomas Aquinas College Saturday in Sparkill, N.Y.   
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS  
KEY MOMENTS
  • Three first period goals gave the Penmen a jump start to the win.
  • van de Poll made it 1-0 with a blast off a pass from Wiersma at 5:15.
  • Christis connected on a tough low angle shot just 1:18 later to make it 2-0.
  • Bates worked through traffic to score to make it 3-0 at 10:59.
  • The first of Thibodeau's two goals came late in the third period off a pass from Hendriks, and she scored again at 56:27 off a long pass from Bates.
  • Crocombe finished the scoring in the closing minute from Lovejoy.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • SNHU outshot the Spartans 23-7, including 14-5 on goal.
  • STAC had a 7-2 advantage on penalty corners.
NOTES
  • The Penmen won five of the last six games to finish the regular season and now lead the all-time series with the Spartans 6-2.  STAC had won the last two meetings prior to today.
  • van de Poll has 14 goals, most in a season by an SNHU freshman, and one off the single-season record set in 2019 by Laura van der Doorn and Helene Servais.
  • Christis and Wiersma have eached scored 25 points this season.
  • Christis, with 72 career points, is third all-time, and just one point behind Servais.
UP NEXT
  • SNHU will head to Pace University on Tuesday (Oct. 31) to open the NE10 playoffs.  Game time is 4:00 p.m.
  • Both teams finished 9-4 in the NE10, but the Setters earned the home game with a 3-2 overtime win over the Penmen on September 16.
  • The teams have never met in the Northeast-10 Championship.
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