When and Where: January 8, 2025 – Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gymnasium)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 59, Assumption University 54
Records: SNHU 8-5 (4-3 NE10), Assumption 10-5 (3-4 NE10) 

Women's basketball picked up its fifth win in the last six games, leading start-to-finish in a 59-54 win at Assumption in Northeast-10 action Wednesday in Worcester.    

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

•    Sophomore Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.)– 8 points (4-6 FG, 2-4 3-FG), 1 rebound
•    Graduate student Stephanie Davis (Windham, N.H.) – 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
•    Junior Matilde Baron (Vicenza, Italy) – 9 points (2-3 FG, 5-5 FT), 1 rebound
 

KEY MOMENTS   

• SNHU had a strong first quarter to open a 21-10 lead.   Three of the first seven made field goals were three-pointers by sophomore Madison Hughes (Columbia, Conn.), freshman Taylor Brennan (Southbury, Conn.) and freshman Kameron St. Pierre (Swansea, Mass.).
• The Penmen had an 11-point lead with 3:41 to play in the half, but Assumption closed the quarter with seven straight points to make it 32-28 at halftime.
• Baron hit a layup and followed that with three free throws to give the Penmen a 44-32 lead with 4:59 to go in the third quarter.
• SNHU led 53-38 on a Davis layup off a turnover with 9:13 to play, and still led by 12 with 7:25 to play.  Assumption scored the next 11 points to make it 53-52 before a Winterburn layup.
• The Greyhounds trailed 57-54 with the ball, but missed a three-pointer with 12 seconds left and SNHU's Brennan came up with the rebound of the miss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The nine points by Baron were a career-high.
• Brennan matched her career-best with six points.  She hit a pair of three-pointers and contributed two assists and two steals.
• The Penmen shot 19-54 (35.2%) including 8-for-22 (36.4%) from three-point range and 13-of-15 (86.7%) from the line.
• The Greyhounds were led by Kajihe Hall, who had 14 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.
• Assumption was 21-61 (34.4%) from the floor including 5-21 (23.8%) from three-point range.  They were 7-for-12 (58.3%) from the line.

NOTES

• The Penmen have won five of the last six games.
• Assumption leads the all-time series with SNHU 38-22.
• SNHU is 68-31 (.687) since the 2021-22 season started.
• The teams will meet again on February 11 at the Stan Spirou Field House.

WHAT'S NEXT

• SNHU will head to Adelphi University on Saturday before returning to the Stan Spirou Field House on Tuesday, January 14 (5:30 p.m.) to play Saint Anselm College.  

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