When and Where: March 25, 2023  - Hooksett, N.H. (Dr. Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score:   (#1) Le Moyne College  13, (RV) Southern New Hampshire University 9
Records: SNHU 1-2 (0-2 NE10), Le Moyne 6-0 (2-0 NE10)

Junior Cody Fleming (Plaistow, N.H.) scored a goal and had two assists and junior Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) made 15 saves, but SNHU Men's Lacrosse fell 13-9 to top-ranked Le Moyne College on Saturday at Dr. Mark A. Ouellette Stadium.

TOP PERFORMERS
 

• Graduate student Tristan Pietz (Dudley, Mass.) – 2 goals
• Fleming - goal, 2 assists
• Senior Tim Krutz (Cheshire, Conn.) – goal, assist
• Graduate student Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) – goal, assist
• Senior Ryan Auger (Hampstead, N.H.) – goal, assist
• Senior Gennaro Marra (Hampstead, N.H.) – 13-of-26 face-offs, 10 ground balls
• Junior Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) – 15 saves

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Valentine gave the Penmen a 1-0 lead just 4:29 into the first period off a pass from Fleming.
• The Dolphins held SNHU off the board for the next 15:44 seconds, building a 4-1 lead.  Seth Benedict scored a goal and assisted on three others in that stretch for Le Moyne.
• The Penmen then scored four of the next five goals, tying the game at 5-5 at halftime.
• Freshman Matt Antonetti (North Attleboro, Mass.) scored, assisted by Fleming to make it 4-2.
• Unassisted goals by Krutz, Marra, and Fleming tied the game.
• Le Moyne outscored SNHU 4-2 in both the third and fourth quarters to secure the win.
• Junior Joseph Bodi (Nashua, N.H.) and Pietz scored in the third for the Penmen.
• Auger and Pietz had the fourth-period tallies.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Le Moyne had a 46-25 shot advantage for the contest, including 25-11 in the second half.
• Le Moyne's advantage on ground balls was 26-25.
• The teams split the 26 face-offs in the contest.
• SNHU was a perfect 17-17 on clears, while the Dolphins were 16-of-18.
• The Penmen were 0-3 on extra-man opportunities.
• Benedict scored nine points for Le Moyne with three goals and six assists.

NOTES

• SNHU falls to 1-21 all-time against Le Moyne with the win coming back in 2017 when the Dolphins also brought a top-ranked team to play the Penmen.
• This was the home opener for the Penmen after starting the season with a pair of road games.
• The Penmen have played the first two games of the season on the road and received a vote in this week's USILA/Dynamic 2023 Men's Coaches Division II poll.
• Valentine (12 points) and Auger (11 points) lead the Penmen in scoring through three games.
• With 124 career points, Valentine moves into a tie for 16^th in program history.
• Auger, who joined the SNHU program last season, has tallied 59 points (27 goals, 32 assists) in just 16 games.
• Pietz has 88 career points (44 goals, 44 assists).
• Both Bodi and Fleming scored goals for the first time this season.
• In addition to the 15 saves by DePaul, the defense caused seven turnovers.  Graduate student Alex Sturgess (Derry, N.H.) had four ground balls and caused two turnovers to lead the Penmen.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will travel to Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, March 28 for a 4 p.m. contest with the Hawks.
• The next home game will be Saturday, April 1 at 4 p.m. against Pace University.

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