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Meghan Gordon dribbles for SNHU women's basketball
Jim Stankiewicz
70
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 12-15,7-13 NE10
63
Saint Michael's SMC 11-16,8-12 NE10
Winner
Southern N.H. SNHU
12-15,7-13 NE10
70
Final
63
Saint Michael's SMC
11-16,8-12 NE10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern N.H. SNHU 18 12 19 21 70
Saint Michael's SMC 16 15 15 17 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Advances In NE10 Championship With 70-63 Win at Saint Michael's

Gordon leads four in double figures Friday night

When and Where: February 28, 2025 - Ross Sports Center, Colchester, Vt. - Northeast-10 Championship First Round
Score: #9 seed Southern New Hampshire University 70, #8 seed Saint Michael's College 63
Records: SNHU 12-15, Saint Michael's 11-16

Junior Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) pumped in 18 points, and sophomore Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.) added 16 as the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team won 70-63 at Saint Michael's College in the first round of the Northeast-10 Championship on Friday night in Colchester, Vt.   The Penmen will play at top-seed Bentley University on Sunday in the quarterfinals.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Gordon - 18 points (6-11 FG, 6-6 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
  • Winterburn - 16 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3-FG, 1-2 FT), 8 rebounds
  • Graduate student Stephanie Davis (Windham, N.H.) – 14 points (4-8 FG, 6-9 FT), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks
  • Freshman Samantha Pfeil (Methuen, Mass.) - 10 points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3-FG, 3-3 FT), 4 rebounds
KEY MOMENTS   
  • Gordon connected on a jump shot with 6:32 to play in the first quarter to give the Penmen an early 6-2 lead, but the Purple Knights responded with a 10-2 run for a 12-8 lead.
  • Winterburn hit a three-pointer as the first quarter ended to give SNHU an 18-16 lead.
  • Gordon hit a jumper to start the second quarter as SNHU again led by four at 20-16.  
  • There would be five lead changes in the second period, and the Purple Knights took a 31-30 lead to the locker room.
  • The third quarter also saw five lead changes, with the Penmen taking a 49-46 lead after three quarters when Davis hit a driving layup and free throw.
  • Pfiel hit a lay-up to start the fourth quarter and give SNHU a 51-46 lead, the biggest lead for either team to that point in the contest.
  • Winterburn hit two lay-ups around a three-pointer by Brianna Furch for Saint Michael's, and SNHU led 59-55 halfway through the fourth quarter.
  • Wager drilled a jumper to extend the lead to 61-55 and DeVries connected on two free throws to maintain the six-point lead with 2:54 remaining.
  • Two Davis free throws gave the Penmen a 65-57 lead at 1:40, and Saint Michael's could not get closer than four points down the stretch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Senior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) gathered six points (1-5 FG, 4-6 FT), seven rebounds and three assists.
  • Sophomore Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) added four points (2-8 FG), 2 rebounds, and 1 assist
  • Sophomore Madison Hughes (Columbia, Conn.) had two points, two rebounds and an assist
  • Freshman Taylor Brennan (Southbury, Conn.) pulled down three boards and added a helper.
  • Southern New Hampshire shot 46.2 percent (24-52) to Saint Michael's 39.4 percent (26-66).
  • The Penmen hit on 20-of-27 free throws (74.1%) while the Purple Knights were 0-4.   
  • Beyond the arc, Saint Michael's went 11-for-32 (34.4%) compared to just 2-for-8 (25.0%) for SNHU.
  • The Penmen had a wide 41-29 rebounding advantage and an edge on points in the paint 28-26 and second chance points 16-12.
  • SNHU turned the ball over 15 times leading to 15 points for Saint Michael's.  The Purple Knights committed seven turnovers for 10 Penmen points.
  • Saint Michael's submitted a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (17/9-11/15).
NOTES
  • SNHU, the No. 9 seed, will play in the Northeast-10 Quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive season.
  • The Penmen will meet top-seed Bentley, ranked third in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Coaches Poll.  The Falcons concluded the regular season with a 23rd consecutive win on Tuesday night over the Penmen and the win streak is the longest in the nation in DII.
  • Saint Michael's leads the all-time series with the Penmen 32-28.  The Penmen had won nine consecutive games with the Purple Knights before falling in Colchester in the regular season on January 22.
  • This was the first post-season meeting between the SNHU women and Saint Michael's since 1991 when the Penmen won 80-68 on the way to the ECAC Tournament Championship.
  • SNHU snapped a four-game losing streak and improves to 72-41 (.637) since the 2021-22 season started.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The ninth-seeded Penmen travel to top-seeded Bentley University on Sunday (March 2) at 1:30 p.m. for an NE10 Championship quarterfinal contest.
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