When and Where: January 30, 2024 – Colchester, VT (Ross Sports Center)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 55, Saint Michael's College 44
Records: SNHU 13-5 (11-3 NE10), Saint Michael's 5-15 (1-13 NE10)

Graduate student Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) scored a game-high 21 points and senior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.) and sophomore Meghan Gordon each had a double-double as women's basketball won 55-44 at Saint Michael's College Tuesday night.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Timberlake – 21 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
• Knight – 20 points (10-15 FG), 18 rebounds
• Gordon – 10 points (4-10 FG), 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
• Freshman Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) – 2 points (2-4 FT), 1 rebound, 2 assists
• Junior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) – 2 points (1-5 FG), 3 rebounds

KEY MOMENTS

• Both teams shot 4-14 in the first quarter which ended up 9-9.
• Knight, Gordon, and Timberlake all hit lay-ups as the Penmen opened an eight-point lead in the second quarter.  They took a 25-19 lead to the half after holding the Purple Knights to 3-for-18 shooting in the second quarter.
• Timberlake hit another lay-up with 2:37 to go in the third quarter as the Penmen opened the lead to 40-24.
• Paige Slaven, who led Saint Michael's with 13 points, made a lay-up with 2:28 to play in the game to close the gap to 48-42. 
• The Penmen went on a 7-2 run to close the game, hitting 7-10 free throws down the stretch to close out the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• SNHU finished the game 24-56 (42.9%) but 0-7 from three-point range.
• The Purple Knights shot 17-62 (27.4 %) and 3-for-28 from three-point range.
• The Penmen were 7-15 (46.7%) from the line and Saint Michael's was 7-9 (77.8%)
• SNHU had a 47-33 rebounding advantage.  13 offensive rebounds led to 16 second-chance points.
• The Penmen had 16 turnovers and Saint Michael's had 12.  
• The SNHU bench was outscored 18-2.
• Knight and Gordon each have recorded six double-doubles this season.

NOTES

• Saint Michael's leads the all-time series 31-26 but the Penmen have won eight straight against the Purple Knights.
• SNHU is now 56-20 (.737) since the start of the 2021-22 season including 30-10 (.750) away from the Stan Spirou Field House.
• The Penmen had hit at least one three-pointer in 71 consecutive games dating back to 11/20/21 against Georgian Court, a game SNHU also won (72-61).
• Knight's 18 rebounds were a career-high.
• Timberlake, with 1,435 career points, sits in fourth place on the program's all-time scoring list.  Next up on the list is Sloane Sorrell (2009-13) with 1,460 points.
• The Penmen (11-3) are in a tie for second place in the NE10 with Assumption University, trailing only first-place Bentley University (12-1).

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will be home this 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.   A fair will be held in the lobby of the Field House starting at 12:30 p.m. 

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