When and Where: April 5, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: #7/8 Pace University 13, Southern New Hampshire 8
Records: SNHU 3-7 (1-4 NE10), Pace 9-1 (5-0 NE10)
Southern New Hampshire men's lacrosse was within one goal of #7/8 Pace University late in the third quarter, but the Setters held sway for a 13-8 win over the Penmen on Saturday at Ouellette Stadium.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
- Freshman Blake Wozniak (Garden Grove, Calif.) - 2 goals, 3 ground balls
- Junior Aiden Blouin (Barre, Vt.) - 2 goals, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
- Sophomore Sean Dwyer (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) - 1 goal, 1 assist
- Sophomore Luke Wiedemann (Cheshire, Conn.) - 1 ground ball, 2 caused turnovers
KEY MOMENTS
- After falling behind 2-0, the Penmen scored back-to-back goals from Dwyer and Blouin before Pace's Caden Hallinan scored with four seconds left in the first.
- Wozniak and redshirt freshman Joey Gallo (Derry, N.H.) gave the Penmen a 4-3 lead with 4:31 to play in the half and the game was tied at 5-5 at halftime after a goal by Blouin (from Dwyer) with 1:19 left.
- SNHU would close to within 9-8 after a man-down goal by senior Christian Perez (Methuen, Mass.) and a goal by senior Travis Brown (Windham, Maine) with 3:31 left in the third.
- Jackson Bulger scored two goals within five minutes and Pace kept the Penmen off the board during the 4-0 run that sealed the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Pace had a 47-29 shot advantage, 39-20 on ground balls, and 13-9 on face offs.
- SNHU was successful on 16-of-17 clears while the Setters were 17-of-23, but the Penmen had more turnovers 23-17.
- Sophomore Matt Roy (North Andover, Mass.) made eight saves for the Penmen.
- Pace goalkeeper Jack Kern made five saves.
- Will Danowski of Pace had four goals and three assists for a game-high seven points.
NOTES
- This was the fourth of four consecutive contests against nationally-ranked opponents.
- Pace leads the all-time series 18-7 and has won seven consecutive meetings.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are scheduled to play one more game at Ouellette Stadium this season. They will host Franklin Pierce University at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday 4/9. The Penmen will honor its seniors prior to the game at 5:30 p.m.
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