When and Where: March 22, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: RV Southern New Hampshire University 18, Franklin Pierce University 12
Records: SNHU 3-3, FPU 1-5
Graduate student
Katelyn Hadden (Newburyport, Mass.) matched her career-high with seven points against her former team, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team notched an 18-12 victory against Franklin Pierce University on Friday evening at Ouellette Stadium.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Hadden – 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points, 6 draw controls
- Senior Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) – 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points
- Graduate student Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points, 1 ground ball, 3 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
- Graduate student Angelina Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) – 3 goals, 3 points
- Freshman Eliana Anderson (Danvers, Mass.) – 2 goals, 2 points, 2 draw controls, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Southern New Hampshire scored the game's first three goals over the opening 8:57, with Hadden having a hand in all three (1g, 2a). SNHU exited the first quarter with a 5-2 advantage.
- After Franklin Pierce scored the first two markers of the second quarter to pull within one, the Penmen netted the final three, including two from Cole, to open an 8-4 lead at the break.
- A back-and-fourth third quarter led to the same four-goal margin, with SNHU leading, 13-9.
- The Ravens climbed within 15-12 with 5:01 to go in the final frame, but three goals over the last 2:35 sealed it for SNHU. Renaud scored a pair of free-position goals during the stretch and assisted on a Graziano exclamation point with 1:08 to go.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Senior goalkeeper Megan Petko (Monroe, N.Y.) made seven saves.
- Junior Rachel McLaughlin (Woburn, Mass.) tallied a goal.
- Southern New Hampshire outshot Franklin Pierce, 38-28.
- SNHU held a 23-11 advantage in ground balls, while FPU owned an 18-16 edge in draw controls.
- The Penmen were a perfect 20-for-20 on clear attempts, while the Ravens went 17-for-20.
- SNHU was 5-for-8 on its free position shots, compared to 1-for-7 for FPU.
- The Ravens had 17 of the game's 27 turnovers.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire is receiving votes in the latest ILWomen/Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II Poll.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with Franklin Pierce, 17-4, despite FPU having won three of the last seven meetings. The Penmen are now 10-2 at home against the Ravens and have won two of the last three.
- Hadden notched 82 points on 54 goals and 28 assists in 35 games over a four-year undergraduate career with Franklin Pierce.
- Senior Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) had four draw controls to leave her just 36 shy of matching the program's record.
- Renaud leads the NE10 with 23 goals, while Hadden paces the league with 38 points.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Wednesday, March 27 (4 p.m.) when they host to cross-town rival Saint Anselm College at Ouellette Stadium.
