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Abby Wager with the ball for SNHU
Jim Stankiewicz
59
Saint Michael's SMC 3-4,0-3 NE10
85
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 3-3,1-1 NE10
Saint Michael's SMC
3-4,0-3 NE10
59
Final
85
Southern N.H. SNHU
3-3,1-1 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saint Michael's SMC 17 8 17 17 59
Southern N.H. SNHU 22 22 21 20 85

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Downs Saint Michael's 85-59 In Home Opener

Abby Wager Leads Four in Double Figures Tuesday

When and Where: November 26, 2024 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 85, Saint Michael's College 59
Records: SNHU 3-3 (1-1 NE10), Saint Michael's 3-4 (0-3 NE10)

Sophomore Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) led four players in double figures with 21 points as Southern New Hampshire women's basketball took down Saint Michael's College in the home opener 85-59 on Tuesday night.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Wager - 21 points (7-9 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 4-5 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
  • Graduate student Stephanie Davis (Windham, N.H.) – 18 points (9-11 FG), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
  • Junior Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) – 16 points (6-10 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 2-4 FT), 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocked shots
  • Senior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) – 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-4 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
KEY MOMENTS
  • Wager connected on the first of her three makes in the first quarter as the Penmen opened a 7-0 lead.  Her nine points in the quarter helped SNHU take a 22-17 lead.
  • The Penmen went on a 9-0 run to open the second quarter on two buckets each for Wager and Davis. 
  • Wager, who scored 16 in the first half, finished with a driving lay-up to put SNHU up 44-25 at the break.
  • SNHU continued its hot shooting, going 18-for-30 from the floor in the second half, extending the lead at one point to 30 midway through the third quarter.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Sophomore Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.) – 7 points (2-4 FG, 3-4 FT), 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
  • Freshman Samantha Pfeil (Methuen, Mass.) – 5 points
  • Freshman Taylor Brennan (Southbury, Conn.) – 4 points
  • Three points each for sophomore Madison Hughes (Columbia, Conn.), sophomore Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.), and freshman Mya Jiminez (Cranston, R.I.).
  • Junior Matilde Baron (Vicenza, Italy) pulled down four career-best rebounds.
  • SNHU shot 33-for-58 (56.9%) including 8-21 (38.1%) from beyond the arc and 11-17 (64.7%) on free throws.
  • Saint Michael's  went 22-for-65 (33.8%).  They hit 7-28 three-pointers (25.0%) and went 8-of-13 (61.5%) from the line.
  • The Penmen had a 44-29 rebounding advantage and a 44-28 edge points in the point.  SNHU also had 12 second-chance points to 4 for the Purple Knights.
  • The Penmen had 23 bench points to 9 for SCSU.  SNHU had a 13-7 advantage on second-chance points.
  • Saint Michael's was led by Jayla Tyler who had 11 points.
NOTES
  • Wager's 21 were a seasons-best and just two of her career-high of 23.
  • The 18 points for Davis were a career-best.
  • DeVries matched her career-high with 12.
  • Hughes also contributed a career-high eight rebounds.
  • Jiminez scored her first career points with the three-pointer in the fourth quarter.
  • Freshman Logan Lomasney (Peabody, Mass.) made her collegiate debut.
  • The Penmen have won the last nine meetings with the Purple Knights and 13 of the last 14.
  • Saint Michael's has a 31-27 lead all-time.
  • SNHU is 63-29 (.685) since the start of the 2021-22 season.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • SNHU returns to action next Wednesday, December 4 at New Haven (5:30 p.m.)
  • The next home game will be on Saturday, December 7 against Franklin Pierce (1:30 p.m.)
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