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Shelby Cole Action Shot Holding her stick
Jim Stankiewicz
20
Winner Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 3-0
5
Holy Family HOLY FAM 1-3
Winner
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
3-0
20
Final
5
Holy Family HOLY FAM
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 7 6 3 4 20
Holy Family HOLY FAM 2 1 1 1 5

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Cole, Graziano Hit 100 Career Points with six goals each in 20-5 Win at Holy Family

Penmen Improve to 3-0 for first time since 2017

When and Where: March 6, 2023  - Philadelphia, Pa. (Tiger Field)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 20, Holy Family University 5
Records: SNHU 3-0, Holy Family 1-3

(Philadelphia, Pa.) – Junior Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) and senior Angelina Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) each reached the 100-point mark for their careers, scoring six goals apiece as Women's Lacrosse improved to 3-0 with a 20-5 win at Holy Family University on Monday afternoon.


TOP PERFORMERS
 
  • Graziano – six goals, three assists, two ground balls
  • Cole – six goals, one assist, one ground ball, three caused turnovers
  • Junior Skylar Pietz (Dudley, Mass.) – one goal, four assists, two ground balls, one caused turnover, two draw controls
  • Senior Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – two goals, two assists, two ground balls, three caused turnovers, one draw control
  • Junior Megan Petko (Monroe, N.Y.) – five saves, winning goalkeeper
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
  • The Penmen scored on the first possession of the game when Graziano's pass found Cole in front of the net.  Graziano scored 18 seconds later circling in front to make it 2-0.
  • Cole's 100th career point came on her second goal of the game at 2:12 of the first period off a pass from Pietz to make it 3-0.  She would score four times in the first stanza as the Penmen built a 7-2 lead.
  • The lead grew to 13-3 by halftime as Graziano (two goals), Pietz, graduate student Katie Crowther (Wrentham, Mass.), senior Courtney Cronin (Woburn, Mass.) and junior Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) scored goals.
  • Cole and Graziano each scored a pair of goals after halftime, with graduate student Maddie Peredna (Derry, N.H.), Renaud, and sophomore Nina Liquori (Agawam, Mass.).
  • Graziano's goal with 5:59 to play was her 100th career point.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
  • SNHU outshot Holy Family 31-17 for the contest, including 21-9 in the first half.
  • The Penmen were successful on 16-of-17 clear attempts, while Holy Family was 9-17.
  • SNHU had a 20-17 advantage on ground balls, led by three by senior Marissa DeLucia (Topsfield, Mass.).
  • Petko and freshman goalkeeper Megan Mollman (Chester, Md.) again split time in goal.
  • It's the second consecutive game Graziano has established a new career scoring high with her nine points after scoring eight points in the win over Saint Thomas Aquinas last Friday.
  • Cole's 15 goals and 23 points lead the Northeast-10 conference.  Graziano is second in both categories with 13 goals with 22 points.
  • Petko's 66.7 save percentage is tied for the top spot in the NE10.
  
NOTES
  • This was the first meeting between SNHU and Holy Family in women's lacrosse.
  • The Penmen improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2017, and have outscored the first three opponents, 60-10.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will visit Bloomsburg University on Sunday, March 12 for a 12:00 p.m. contest before opening the NE10 season at Franklin Pierce (3/15).
  • The next home game for SNHU will be Saturday, March 18 against Adelphi University at 1:00 p.m.
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