TOP PERFORMERS

• Graziano – 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points
• Hadden – 4 goals, 3 assists, career-high-matching 7 points
• Senior Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) – 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points, 1 caused turnover
• Grad student Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – 3 goals, 1 assists, 4 points, 3 draw controls
• Senior Skylar Pietz (Dudley, Mass.) – 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, 3 ground balls, 3 draw controls, 1 caused turnover
• Freshman Eliana Anderson (Danvers, Mass.) – 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, 2 draw controls
• Freshman Nicole Mirra (Cicero, N.Y.) – 6 saves
• Senior Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) – 4 draw controls, 3 ground balls

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southern New Hampshire dominated the first quarter, building an 11-0 lead over the opening nine-plus minutes, before tacking one on with 35 seconds on the clock to exit the stanza with a 12-0 advantage. Renaud and Cole each scored three goals in the quarter, with Graziano and Hadden adding two.
• St. Thomas Aquinas scored the first goal of the second quarter, but two goals from Hadden and a pair of Graziano helpers powered a 4-0 stretch that sent SNHU to the halftime break with a 16-1 cushion.
• Graziano scored one of two goals in the third quarter and tallied two of three fourth-quarter strikes, as the Penmen put it away.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Mirra stopped six of the seven shots she faced in the second half, while senior goalkeeper Megan Petko (Monroe, N.Y.) turned away two of three in the opening stanza.
• St. Thomas Aquinas 'keeper Lilah Magenheimer made 10 saves.
• Junior Rachel McLaughlin (Woburn, Mass.) scored a pair of goals.
• Sophomore Donatella DeCicco (Kingston, N.Y.) notched a goal and an assist.
• SNHU outshot STAC, 45-11, including 29-3 in the opening half.
• The Penmen owned advantages in draw controls (16-10) and ground balls (22-14).
• SNHU was 12-for-13 on its clear attempts, while STAC went 5-for-9.
• The Spartans were 0-for-3 on their free-position attempts, while the Penmen did not take a shot.
• STAC had 15 of the game's 21 turnovers.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire begins the season 1-0 for the third consecutive campaign.
• The Penmen improve to 3-0 all-time versus St. Thomas Aquinas, including 2-0 on the road, and wins by a score of 21-2 for the second straight year.
• SNHU's 45 shots are its most in a game since it attempted 46 in a 21-14 home victory against American International College on April 25, 2018.