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Southern New Hampshire University Penmen
Anne Sikkema for SNHU Soccer
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU (10-4-5, 5-2-4)
0
Roberts Wesleyan RWU (10-3-3, 6-0-2)
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
(10-4-5, 5-2-4)
2
Final
0
Roberts Wesleyan RWU
(10-3-3, 6-0-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 2 2
Roberts Wesleyan RWU 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Penmen Advance in NCAA Tournament With 2-0 Win

SNHU Defeats Roberts Wesleyan, Will Face #1 Saint Rose Next

When and Where: November 17, 2023 – Albany, N.Y. (Sullivan Field) - NCAA Tournament First Round Game
Score:  #5 Southern New Hampshire University 2, #4 Roberts Wesleyan  University 0
Records: SNHU 10-4-5, Roberts Wesleyan 10-3-3

Graduate student Anne Sikkema (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) and senior Allison Beaumont (Milton, Ontario) scored second-half goals to lead #5 seed SNHU to a 2-0 win over #4 seed Roberts Wesleyan in the first round of the NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament Friday afternoon in Albany, N.Y.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
 
  • Sikkema – 1 goal
  • Beaumont – 1 goal
  • Noon – 1 assist
  • Sophomore Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) – 2 saves
 
KEY MOMENTS
 
  • The Penmen played into a strong wind in the first half, and although they carried play, did not generate a shot in a scoreless first half.
  • SNHU took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Sikkema in the 65th minute off a centering pass from the left wing by Noon.
  • Beaumont scored just four minutes later, dribbling through the Roberts Wesleyan defense, and tapping the ball past Nicolette Knauf to make it 2-0.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Penmen had a 7-3 shot advantage for the contest.
  • SNHU had an 8-2 edge on corner kicks.
NOTES
  • This was the first-ever meeting between SNHU and Roberts Wesleyan in women's soccer and top-seed Saint Rose hosted the contest in Albany.
  • All of the shots generated in the game came with the 25-30 mile-per-hour tailwind.  The Penmen had seven shots in the second half.
  • Roberts Wesleyan had outscored its opponents 20-7 coming into the tournament.  Only once had they allowed more than one goal in a game – to Saint Rose.
  • The Redhawks made just their second ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.
  • The Penmen have made six consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament, and nine overall. 
  • This was the program's second win in the tournament, and the first since a 3-0 win over Georgian Court in 2017.
UP NEXT
  • SNHU will meet #1 The College of Saint Rose on Sullivan Field in Albany on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • The Penmen played the Golden Knights to a 2-2 tie on October 14 in Albany.
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