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Ava Winterburn shooting a 3-pointer
Jim Stankiewicz
59
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 1-2
73
Winner Dominican (N.Y.) DOMINICA 3-1
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN
1-2
59
Final
73
Dominican (N.Y.) DOMINICA
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SOUTHERN 11 16 16 16 59
Dominican (N.Y.) DOMINICA 22 17 18 16 73

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Big Opening Quarter Guides Dominican (N.Y.) Past Women's Hoop, 73-59

Winterburn nets career-high 15 points

When and Where: November 16, 2024 – Orangeburg, N.Y. (Hennessy Center)
Score: Dominican (N.Y.) University 73, Southern New Hampshire University 59
Records: SNHU 1-2, DU 3-1

Sophomore Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) and sophomore Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.) combined to score 31 points, but the Southern New Hampshire women's basketball team fell, 73-59, at host Dominican (N.Y.) University in the 11th annual Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Wager – 16 points (5-13 FG, 1-4 3-FG, 5-5 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals
  • Winterburn – career-high 15 points (6-11 FG, 3-7 3-FG), 6 rebounds, 1 assist
  • Junior Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) – 8 points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3-FG, 0-1 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Sophomore Madison Hughes (Columbia, Conn.) – 5 points (2-7 FG, 1-2 3-FG), 5 rebounds
KEY MOMENTS
  • A 3-point field goal by Winterburn gave the Penmen a 3-2 lead with 9:33 to play in the first half, but Dominican answered with a 15-2 run and did not trail the remainder of the game.
  • The Penmen fell behind by 16 points before Wager scored a three-point play for her first basket of the game with 7:57 to play in the second quarter.
  • Dominican led 39-27 at halftime and 57-43 after three quarters.
  • Winterburn hit four field goals, including two 3-pointers, in the fourth quarter for SNHU.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Junior Matilde Baron (Vicenza, Italy) netted five points (1-6 FG, 3-4 FT), dished out two assists and grabbed three rebounds.
  • Senior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) tallied four points (2-4 FG), 10 boards, and four assists.
  • Freshman Samantha Pfeil (Methuen, Mass.) added four points (1-4 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 1-2 FT) and graduate student Stephanie Davis (Windham, N.H.) had two points (1-3 FG).
  • SNHU shot 22-for-60 (36.7%), including 6-21 (28.6%) from beyond the arc, and 9-for-13 (69.2%) on free throws.
  • The Chargers went 25-for-78 (32.1%). They hit 11 of 34 3-pointers (32.4%) and went 12-of-14 (85.7%) from the line.
  • The Penmen won the glass (49-46) and points in the point (24-20), while the Chargers scored more points off turnovers (29-4) and had more second-chance points (16-13).
NOTES
  • Dominican leads the all-time series with the Penmen 2-1. This was the first meeting between the teams in Orangeburg, N.Y.
  • Winterburn now has her first two double-digit scoring performances of her career in the opening three games of her sophomore campaign.
  • SNHU is now 61-28 (.685) since the start of the 2021-22 season.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will meet Caldwell University on Sunday at noon on the second day of the Regina Rivera Memorial Tournament.
  • SNHU opens its home slate Tuesday, Nov. 26 (5:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Saint Michael's at the Stan Spirou Field House.
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