When and Where: December 2, 2023 – West Haven, Conn. (Charger Gymnasium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 65, University of New Haven 60
Records: SNHU 4-1 (4-0 NE10), UNH 2-4 (0-4 NE10)
Graduate student
Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) hit for a game- and season-high 25 points to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team to a 65-60 victory at the University of New Haven on Saturday afternoon at Charger Gymnasium. The Penmen move to a perfect 4-0 in league play.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Timberlake – season-high 25 points (8-14 FG, 5-8 3-FG, 4-7 FT), 2 assists, 2 steals
- Senior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.) – 18 points (9-15 FG), 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
- Sophomore Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) – 12 points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3-FT, 5-8 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 assists
KEY MOMENTS
- Southern New Hampshire jumped out to an 11-4 lead over the opening five-and-a-half minutes, as six from Knight and five from Timberlake powered the stretch. New Haven would score six of the final seven points in the opening quarter to trim its deficit to 15-13.
- The Chargers held a 25-23 lead with two-and-a-half minutes to go in the second stanza when back-to-back Timberlake 3-pointers drove a 7-0 rush that gave SNHU a 30-25 halftime advantage.
- Timberlake would drain two more triples in the opening 3:20 of the third quarter to run the Penmen lead to the largest of the contest at 36-27, before UNH whittled it down to 45-39 going to the final frame.
- A Gordon trey to begin the fourth quarter matched SNHU's largest lead at 48-39, but an 11-2 blitz from the hosts pulled the score even at 50-all with 4:20 to go. New Haven could not clear the hump, however, as four points from Knight carried a run of seven straight that put the Penmen up, 57-50, with under two minutes on the clock. The Chargers would climb as close as 62-60 with 20 seconds left, but Gordon hit three of her four free throws in the final 16 seconds to seal the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Senior Julia Colby (So. Paris, Maine) recorded six points (2-4 FG, 2-6 FT), seven assists and a pair of rebounds.
- Junior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) chipped in three points (1-1 FG, 1-2 FT) and two boards.
- Southern New Hampshire outshot New Haven, 54.8 percent (23-42) to 36.8 percent (21-57), while the Chargers narrowly returned the favor from deep, 46.7 percent (7-15) to 46.2 percent (6-13). UNH was also better from the line, 78.6 percent (11-14) to 48.1 percent (13-27).
- The Penmen captured the paint (32-26), scored more points off turnovers (17-9) and on the fast break (15-10), and featured a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (16/11-10/17). The Chargers won the glass (41-23), scored moe second chance points (12-3) and received more scoring from their bench (22-4).
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire is 4-1 for the first time since 2021-22 and the third time in the last four seasons. The Penmen are also 4-0 in NE10 play for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign.
- New Haven leads the all-time series 37-25, but the Penmen have won five of the last six meetings, including three straight. SNHU has also captured three-in-a-row at New Haven, with the Chargers last successfully defending their home court Jan. 21, 2017 (59-41)..
- Timberlake surpassed her season high of 23 points, which she scored Wednesday in an 81-51 win against Saint Michael's, and fell just one point shy of matching her career best of 26.
- SNHU is now 47-16 (.746) since the start of the 2021-22 season, including 25-8 (.758) away from the Stan Spirou Field House.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen are back in action Wednesday (Dec. 6) at 5:30 when they play host to Bentley University at the Stan Spirou Field House in a game that will air live on WGIR 610-AM and Fox Sports New Hampshire 930-Am.
