When and Where: April 16, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 21, Franklin Pierce University 7
Records: SNHU 5-7 (2-5 NE10), FPU 4-9 (3-5 NE10)
Junior
Rachel McLaughlin (Woburn, Mass.) was one of four Penmen to register six points, as the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team secured an important 21-7 victory against in-state rival Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday afternoon at Ouellette Stadium.
TOP PERFORMERS
- McLaughlin – career-high 4 goals, 2 assists, career-best six points, 1 caused turnover
- Graduate student Angelina Graziano (Riverhead, N.Y.) – 5 goals, 1 assist, 1 caused turnover
- Graduate student Katelyn Hadden (Newburyport, Mass.) – 4 goals, 2 assists, 1 ground ball, 1 draw control, 2 caused turnovers
- Senior Shelby Cole (Gilford, N.H.) – 3 goals, 3 assists, 1 ground ball
- Senior Alexis DeLucia (Uncasville, Conn.) – 1 assist, 3 ground balls, 10 draw controls, 3 caused turnovers
- Freshman Eliana Anderson (Danvers, Mass.) – 2 goals, 2 assists, 3 draw controls
- Graduate student Skylar Renaud (E. Waterboro, Maine) – 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls, 3 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers
- Freshman Nicole Mirra (Cicero, N.Y.) – 9 saves
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Renaud opened the scoring nearly six minutes into the contest and then set up Graziano just 12 seconds later to give Southern New Hampshire a 2-0 lead. After Franklin Pierce tied it, McLaughlin found the back of the net and then assisted on Renaud's second, which was the 200th points of her career, to give SNHU a 4-2 advantage with 6:30 to play. The Penmen would exit the first quarter with a 5-3 lead.
- SNHU scored six of the first seven goals of the second quarter to take a commanding 11-4 lead with 4:26 to go in the first half. Hadden had two goals during the stretch, while McLaughlin added a goal and an assist, and Cole collected a pair of helpers. FPU would trim its halftime deficit to 11-5.
- The Ravens would get to within 12-7 with 10:58 left in the third, but that would be the last time they would score, as SNHU scored the final five goals of the frame to go up, 17-7. Five different scorers tallied a score, while Anderson and Graziano registered a goal and an assist.
- The Penmen scored all four goals in the final stanza to run away with it. Cole notched a pair of goals, with Hadden adding a goal and an assist.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bentley goalkeeper Katherine Hickey turned away 11 of 28 shots in the first three quarters, while Saige Paradise came on in relief and made a pair of saves on six shots.
- Freshman Natalie Bosselman (Falmouth, Mass.) scored the first goal of her career.
- Southern New Hampshire outshot Franklin Pierce, 41-22, including 24-12 in the first half.
- SNHU owned advantages in ground balls (19-14) and draw controls (20-11).
- The Penmen were 16-for-18 on their clear attempts, with the Ravens going 16-for-19.
- SNHU was 0-for-1 on its free-position attempts, while Franklin Pierce went 1-for-2.
- The Ravens had 19 of the game's 28 turnovers.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire snaps a two-game skid.
- SNHU leads the all-time series with Franklin Pierce, 18-4, despite FPU having won three of the last eight meetings. The Penmen are now 11-2 at home against the Ravens and have won three of the last four, including an 18-12 win back on March 22.
- Renaud becomes the ninth member of the program to reach 200 career points.
- Graziano is up to 214 career points and passed Sherry Darrell (2008-10) for sixth place on the program's all-time scoring list. She also moved into fifth place in career goals (147), passing Emily King (2012-15).
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen return to action Saturday, April 20 (1 p.m.) when they play host to American International College on Senior Day at Ouellette Stadium.
