When and Where: February 27, 2024– Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: The College of Saint Rose 46, Southern New Hampshire University 43 (OT)
Records: SNHU 17-9 (15-7 NE10), Saint Rose 21-5 (17-5 NE10)
Graduate student
Macy Spinks (Luton, U.K.) hit a career-high four three-point field goals, but Saint Rose hit a half-court shot at the end of regulation to force overtime, and the Golden Knights went on to a 46-43 win over the Penmen Tuesday night.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Spinks – 13 points (4-7 FG, 4-7 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 5 rebounds
- Senior Jess Knight (Hanover, Mass.) – 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-7 FT), 8 rebounds, 5 blocks
- Graduate student Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) – 16 points (6-20 FG, 1-8 3-FG, 3-8 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
KEY MOMENTS
- A low-scoring first quarter saw the period end with the game tied at 8-8. Spinks hit a three-pointer with 56 seconds remaining in the period to give the Penmen their biggest lead at 8-6.
- The teams were still tied at halftime at 19-19. The Penmen hit 8-for-24 (33.3%) in the half and the Golden Knights were 7-for-25 (28.0%).
- SNHU scored the final four points of the first half and extended the run to eight for a 23-19 lead but then failed to score for the next 5:13 before Knight hit a field goal and a pair of free throws to make it 27-25.
- The Penmen lead 28-27 after three quarters after holding Saint Rose to 2-for-21 shooting in the third quarter.
- Spinks hit a three-pointer to put the Penmen up 31-29, and then another with 5:22 to play to give SNHU a 36-30 lead.
- A three-pointer by Timberlake put the Penmen up 39-32 with 2:26 to play.
- Payton Graber hit three field goals down the stretch for the Golden Knights. Her layup with 14 seconds remaining cut the Penmen lead to 39-37.
- Spinks would hit one of two free throws with 1.9 remaining to make it 40-37.
- Off a pair of passes, Graber buried a half-court shot at the buzzer to force overtime.
- The Penmen played from behind in the overtime session but still had a chance. A three-pointer by Knight missed to end the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Sophomore Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.)- 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
- Freshman Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) – 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
- Junior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) – 6 rebounds
- Southern New Hampshire finished 16-51 (31.4%) and Saint Rose was 17-65 (26.2%).
- SNHU hit 5-21 three-pointers (23.8%), and the Golden Knights were 2-17 (11.8%).
- The Penmen were out-rebounded 52-35 - 22 of those rebounds for Saint Rose were offensive rebounds.
- Saint Rose had the advantage on points in the paint 20-14, second chance points 12-10, and bench scoring 15-0.
- SNHU had 18 turnovers to 13 for the Golden Knights.
- Graber led Saint Rose with 15 points and Aniya McDonald-Perry pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds.
NOTES
- Saint Rose swept the regular-season series and leads SNHU all-time 18-17.
- The Golden Knights finish in third place in the NE10.
- SNHU is now 60-24 (.714) since the start of the 2021-22 season, including 28-13 (.683) at the Stan Spirou Field House.
- The Penmen honored four on Senior Night. Senior Julia Colby (So. Paris, Maine), Macy Spinks, Jess Knight, and Adrianna Timberlake were recognized before the game.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen will enter the Northeast-10 Championship as the #4 seed and will take on the winner of a Friday night contest between #5 Franklin Pierce and #12 Saint Michael's College. That contest will be on Sunday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m.
