When and Where: February 26, 2023 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score:  #3 Southern New Hampshire University 69, # 11 The College of Saint Rose 55
Records: SNHU 20-6, Saint Rose 11-6     (NE10 Championship Quarterfinal)

(Manchester, N.H.) - Senior Ariana Koivisto (Pomfret, Conn.) scored a career-high 24 points to help lead third-seed SNHU to a 69-55 win over The College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Championship quarterfinal on Sunday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Koivisto – 24 points (7-11 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 7-8 FT) – 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
• Junior Jess Knight – 14 points (4-12 FG, 6-8 FT) – 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
• Senior Adriana Timberlake (Braintree,  Mass.) – 12 points (3-13 FG, 2-9 3-PT, 4-4 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Senior Jenna Roche (Braintree, Mass.)- 8 points (2-9 FG, 1-3 3-PT, 3-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen played from the lead for most of the contest, opening a 5-0 lead on a three-pointer from junior Julia Colby (S. Paris, Maine) and a field goal from Knight at 7:21. SNHU had a 20-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The lead grew to as many as 14 in the second quarter, which saw the Penmen hold the Golden Knights to just 10 points on 3-for-17 shooting.
• The Penmen maintained a double-digit lead through the third quarter, taking a 46-31 lead on a Knight second-chance bucket with 3:41 to go. 
• When Roche hit a three-pointer with 43 seconds left in the third quarter, the Penmen had a 52-33 lead, the biggest of the contest.
• Saint Rose did close to within eight, but no closer.  SNHU hit just 2-of-12 field goals in the fourth quarter, but made 13-of-16 free throws, including 6-for-6 by Koivisto to maintain the lead to the buzzer.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Colby added six points for SNHU.
• Sophomore Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds and freshman Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) had seven boards. 
• For the game, SNHU had a 54-36 rebounding advantage for the contest and a 17-10 edge on offensive rebounds.  The Penmen outscored Saint Rose 11-4 on second-chance points.
• The Penmen turned the ball over 21 times, to 15 for the Golden Knights.
• SNHU shot 32.8 % (19-58) to 30.3 % for Saint Rose (20-66).  The Penmen hit on 8-of-21 three-pointers compared to 3-for-17 for Saint Rose. 
• The Golden Knights were led by Isabel Sanchez, who scored 21 points.

NOTES

• The Penmen defeated Saint Rose for the third time this season, extending the current win streak over the Golden Knights to seven. SNHU now leads the all-time series 17-16.   
• Koivisto's 24 eclipsed her previous game-high of 18 set on January 28 vs. Pace University.
• SNHU wins 20 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time.  The program record for wins in a season is 22, set in 1989-90.  The Penmen won 21 games last season.
• The Penmen advanced to the NE10 Championship semifinals for the first time.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will head to Assumption University in the NE10 Championship semifinals on Thur. (March 2) at 7 p.m.  The Greyhounds are seeded second. SNHU and Assumption split the two games they played during the regular season. 

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