STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Timberlake – 19 points (6-12 FG, 2-2 3-FG, 5-5 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists
• Sophomore Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) – 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-4 3-FG), 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Freshman Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) – 13 points (5-14 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 5 rebounds

KEY MOMENTS

• Franklin Pierce scored the first five points of the game and held its largest lead at 14-7 with 3:15 to play in the opening quarter. Southern New Hampshire would close to within 14-9 at the end of one.
• FPU again led by seven more than four minutes into the second quarter when a Timberlake bucket sparked a 14-4 run that flipped SNHU into the lead for the first time at 25-22 with 2:05 left before the break. Timberlake netted seven points, including the first five, during the run, while Gordon and Wager added four and three, respectively. After the Ravens tied it with less than two minutes to play, a Wager bucket gave the visitors the lead for good and a Timberlake 3-pointer in the final seconds sent the Penmen to the locker room with a 30-25 advantage.
• The margin fluctuated between six and a pair over the course of the third quarter, as SNHU took a 39-35 lead into the final frame.
• The Penmen opened the fourth quarter with a 10-3 flurry – buoyed by five points from Timberlake – that opened their largest lead of the contest at 49-38 with 5:47 remaining. Franklin Pierce responded with a 12-2 counter-run that slashed its deficit to 51-50 with 34 seconds on the clock, but the Penmen went 4-for-4 at the stripe down the stretch and made a defensive stop to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Junior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.), playing in foul trouble, scored four points (1-3 FG, 2-4 FT) and matched her season high with 10 rebounds.
• junior Megan Deans (Winterport, Maine) posted three points (1-2 FG, 1-3 FT) and four rebounds.
• Senior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.), limited to just 17 minutes due to foul trouble, grabbed five boards and blocked a pair of shots.
• Graduate student Macy Spinks (Luton, U.K.) chipped in three assists and a pair of blocks.
• Southern New Hampshire outshot Franklin Pierce, 35.2 percent (19-54) to 26.1 percent (18-69), including 40 percent (4-10) to 19 percent (4-21) from beyond the arc.
• Franklin Pierce was better from the line, 83.3 percent (10-12) to 72.2 percent (13-18).
• The Penmen narrowly captured the glass (44-43) and the paint (26-24), and scored more second chance points (12-7), while the Ravens scored more points off mistakes (12-7) and on the fast break (8-4), received more scoring from their bench (18-7) and submitted a better assist-to-turnover ratio (9/9-8/18).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire has won six of its last eight, including two straight.
• The Penmen (10-3) are currently tied for second place in the NE10 with the College of Saint Rose and Assumption University.
• Franklin Pierce leads the all-time series, 59-38, despite SNHU having now won 16 of the last 17 meetings, including 12 straight. The last Franklin Pierce win in the series came Feb. 15, 2017 (76-69) in Rindge. The Penmen have also won six straight on the road against the Ravens.
• After a 70-59 win over the Ravens at home in the Nov. 15 season opener, the Penmen have now swept the regular-season series with FPU for six consecutive campaigns.
• Timberlake passed Julia Ciarcia (1987-91; 1,402) and moved into fourth place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,414 points. Next up on the list is Sloane Sorrell (2009-13) with 1,460 points.
• SNHU is now 55-20 (.733) since the start of the 2021-22 season, including 29-10 (.744) away from the Stan Spirou Field House.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen return to action Tuesday (Jan. 30) at 5:30 p.m. when they take on Saint Michael's College.
• The next home game for SNHU is Saturday, Feb. 3 (1:30 p.m.) when it plays host to the University of New Haven. That contest will serve as the annual Pink Day Game at the Stan Spirou Field House.