When and Where: November 4, 2024 – Manchester, N.H.  (Larkin Field)
Score:  #2 seed Southern New Hampshire University 8,  #7 seed Univ. of New Haven 1
Records: SNHU 16-2 (12-1), New Haven 8-11 (NE10 7-6)

Southern New Hampshire University field hockey cruised past the University of New Haven 8-1 as the Northeast-10 Conference Championship tournament started Monday night. Senior Annemartine Christis ('s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands) tallied eight points in the contest.

 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Christis  – 2 goals, 4 assists
• Sophomore Amelia Crocombe (Somerset, England) – 2 goals
• Senior Eliza Bates (Newport, N.H.) – goal, 2 assists
• Freshman Natalie Paradzick (Hooksett, N.H.) – goal
• Sophomore Jade Hendriks (Huissen, The Netherlands) – goal
• Sophomore Zoe Demers (Manchester, N.H.) – goal

 KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen took a 1-0 lead with 1:17 to play in the first period when Paradzick tipped in a shot by Christis.
• Christis made it 2-0, receiving a long pass from sophomore Minke van de Poll (Oosterbeek, The Netherlands) and converting for her 28^th goal of the season.
• New Haven found the cage with 5:59 to play in the second period on a blast from Kat Trammel.
• Bates extended the lead for SNHU in the second half, deflecting a shot from Christis that came off of a penalty corner at 11:42 in the third quarter.
• Christis would notch her second goal off of a penalty corner to make it 4-1 in favor of the Penmen. The assist came from Bates with 9:01 remaining in the third quarter.
• Hendriks tallied her fourth goal of the season, finding the back of the net after a UNH defender deflected her shot. Christis assisted on the goal, scored with 7:48 left in the third.
• Demers continued the onslaught of goals after capitalizing on a long feed from Christis, scoring with 6:32 left in the third.
• The Penmen made it 7-1 with 22.2 seconds left in the third quarter when Crocombe deflected a shot into the net from Bates.
• Crocombe capped off the Penmen's scoring midway through the fourth quarter after a highlight-reel play from van de Poll, who maneuvered around two UNH defenders and found a wide-open Crocombe.

 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• SNHU had a 19-4 shot advantage including 15-2 on goal.
• The Penmen had a 10-4 edge on penalty corners. SNHU capitalized on three of their corner opportunities.
• Junior Emma Peeters (Wageningen, The Netherlands) made one stop, while UNH goalie Cara Lambert got in front of seven shots.

NOTES

• SNHU leads the all-time series with New Haven 6-2. The Penmen have not lost a game to the Chargers on Larkin Field.
• Southern New Hampshire has outscored their opponents 69-14 this season.
• The Penmen will advance to the NE10 semifinals for the second time in program history, where #3 seed Saint Anselm awaits.
• #1 seed Assumption University will host #5 seed Bentley University in the other  NE10 semifinal game Thursday.
• Christis leads NCAA Division II with 29 goals and has 13 multi-goal games this season.

UP NEXT

• SNHU will host #3 seed Saint Anselm College in the NE10 semifinals on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.  

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