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Penmen defending a penalty corner in field hockey
Jim Stankiewicz
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Southern N.H. SNHU (16-4)
2
Winner Kutztown KUTZ (15-5)
Southern N.H. SNHU
(16-4)
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Final
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Kutztown KUTZ
(15-5)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kutztown KUTZ 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Penmen Fall In Double Overtime in NCAA Quarterfinals

Kutztown Prevails 2-1 Saturday

When and Where: November 16, 2024 – Kutztown, Pa.  (Andre Reed Stadium)
What:  NCAA Quarterfinals
Score:  #4 seed Kutztown University 2, #5 seed Southern New Hampshire University 1 (2 OT)
Records: SNHU 16-4, Kutztown 15-5

Southern New Hampshire field hockey saw its season end Saturday with a 2-1 double-overtime loss at Kutztown University in the NCAA Division II National Championship quarterfinal.   Senior Annemartine Christis ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) scored the goal and junior Emma Peeters (Wageningen, The Netherlands)  made 14 saves for the Penmen.

 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Peeters – 14 saves
  • Christis - goal
 KEY MOMENTS
 
  • Christis found the net with a chip from the left side at 8:19 to play in the first quarter and put the Penmen up 1-0.
  • SNHU would hold the lead for the next 36:24, a stretch that would see Peeters make 10 saves without allowing a tying score.
  • Kutztown tied the game following a penalty corner with 1:55 to play in the third quarter.  On the back side of the play, Sierra Jester received a pass from Juliana Donato.
  • The game-winner was a penalty shot by Donato, awarded after some bumping in the box 2:19 into the second overtime.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Kutztown had nine penalty corners in the first 15 minutes, an 11-0 advantage by halftime, and 18-0 for the game.
  • Peeters made seven first-quarter saves and added seven more including a nice kick save with 4:21 to play in the first overtime on a shot by Grace Harrold.
  • The Golden Bears had a 27-2 shot advantage for the game including 16-2 on goal.
  • The Penmen worked through two cards, including a yellow card (5:00) which left the team down a player for one-third of the fourth quarter.
  • Kutztown goalkeeper Mia Kepler made one save.
NOTES
  • Kutztown improves to 3-0 all-time against the Penmen.  The Golden Bears won 5-2 on Larkin Field on September 14.  At the time, the defending national champions were ranked #1 in the country.
  • SNHU played its second-ever NCAA game.  Five years ago, on November 16, 2019, Kutztown won at SNHU 1-0 in a shootout.
  • The Penmen were ranked sixth in the nation in the final NFHCA poll of the regular season.  Kutztown was ranked third.
  • Christis finishes the season leading the nation with 30 goals, doubling the previous SNHU mark of 15 in a season.  She completes her career as the all-time leading scorer in program history.
  • Peeters was in goal for 16 wins this season and 31 for her career – both marks rank second in program history to Melanie Rennie (2016-2019).
UP NEXT
  • The season ends for the Penmen with a 16-4 record. 
  • Kutztown will advance to the NCAA Division II field hockey semifinals in Gaffney, S.C. next weekend.  They will face #1 Shippensburg, a 3-2 winner of Limestone on Saturday.
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