When and Where: October 23, 2024 – Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly '83 Stadium)
Score: #6 Assumption University 1, #4 Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 12-2 (9-1 NE10), Assumption 12-3 (10-0 NE10)
Junior
Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) made 10 saves, but #6 Assumption won a battle of Northeast-10 Conference unbeatens 1-0 over #4 SNHU on Wednesday night in Worcester.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
KEY MOMENTS
- The Penmen put three shots on goal in the first quarter but failed to score.
- Assumption took a 1-0 lead early in the second quarter on a goal by Mia Salah, who had collected a pass in front of the Penmen cage.
- Peeters came up big for SNHU in the third quarter, making four saves to keep the score 1-0 in favor of the Greyhounds through 45 minutes.
- The Penmen did generate two shots on goal in the fourth quarter and Assumption's Paige Gillette saved both.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Assumption had an 18-8 shot advantage including 11-5 on goal.
- The Greyhounds had eight penalty corners and the Penmen had five.
NOTES
- The Penmen had won ten in a row, the longest win streak since 2019 when they won 11 straight.
- SNHU moved into a tie for fourth in Tuesday's NFHCA (Field Hockey Coaches) poll, the highest ranking in program history.
- Assumption leads the all-time series 11-3. SNHU won a non-conference game with the Greyhounds on Larkin Field 3-0 on September 16.
- The Greyhounds have won 10 consecutive games since losing a non-conference match to Bentley University on September 19.
- Both Penmen losses this season have come to Final Four teams from the 2023 Division II Field Hockey Championship (SNHU lost to Kutztown earlier this season).
- Junior Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) has allowed just two goals in her last seven starts (420 minutes) and her goals-against average is 0.90.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen play at Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m.
- The next home game for SNHU will be against American International College on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6:00 p.m.
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