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Field hockey goalie Agustina Miranda Waigand lays out to make a save
Jim Stankiewicz
1
Winner American Int'l AIC (3-5, 1-2)
0
Southern N.H. SNHU (6-5, 1-2)
Winner
American Int'l AIC
(3-5, 1-2)
1
Final
0
Southern N.H. SNHU
(6-5, 1-2)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F
American Int'l AIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Edged by AIC in Shootout, 1-0, on Senior Day

Penmen battle through 80 scoreless minutes before Yellow Jackets prevail in shootout

When and Where: October 10, 2026 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: American International College 1, Southern New Hampshire University 0 (SO)
Records: SNHU 6-5 (1-2 NE10), AIC 3-5 (1-2 NE10)

The Southern New Hampshire University field hockey team battled American International College through 80 scoreless minutes before the Yellow Jackets prevailed in a shootout to earn a 1-0 Northeast 10 victory Saturday afternoon at Larkin Field. The contest was played on Senior Day, with five Penmen student-athletes honored prior to the game.

KEY MOMENT

After four scoreless quarters, the teams played through two 10-minute overtime periods without a goal. SNHU generated 12 shots in overtime, including 10 in the second extra session, but AIC goalkeeper Frederique den Hartog kept the Penmen off the scoreboard.

In the shootout, junior Julia Giampietro (Sandwich, Mass.) and senior Amelia Crocombe (Taunton, England) converted their attempts for SNHU, but the Yellow Jackets connected on four of their five opportunities to secure the victory.

NOTES

  • SNHU held a 33-12 advantage in shots, including a 19-10 edge in shots on goal.
  • Senior Zoe Demers (Manchester, N.H.) recorded nine shots, including six on goal, while sophomore Kim Dull (Wilnis, The Netherlands) led the Penmen with 11 shots.
  • Crocombe finished with six shots, including four on goal.
  • Sophomore Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) made nine saves over 80 minutes without allowing a goal during regulation or overtime for her fourth shutout.
  • Senior Maxine Morse (Bedford, N.H.) recorded a defensive save in the opening quarter.
  • AIC goalkeeper Frederique den Hartog made 19 saves to keep the Penmen scoreless.
  • Prior to the game, SNHU recognized its five seniors: Amelia Crocombe, Zoe Demers, Kendall Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.), Abby Forbes (Boscawen, N.H.) and Maxine Morse (Bedford, N.H.). The senior class helped lead the Penmen to the NCAA Tournament in 2024 and a 16-4 record that season.
  • The Penmen had won six consecutive meetings with AIC and lead the all-time series, 9-5.
  • Saturday marked the fourth overtime contest in the last six meetings between the teams.

UP NEXT

  • SNHU travels to Franklin Pierce University on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. for a Northeast 10 contest.
  • The Penmen return to Larkin Field on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. to host Saint Michael's College.
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