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Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University Penmen
Agustina Miranda Waigand, in red, defends her cage for field hockey
Jim Stankiewicz
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Pace PACE (7-3, 0-1)
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Winner Southern N.H. SNHU (6-3, 1-0)
Pace PACE
(7-3, 0-1)
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Final
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Southern N.H. SNHU
(6-3, 1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Pace PACE 0 0 0 1 1
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 2 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Field Hockey Holds Off Pace, 2-1, in NE10 Opener

Miranda Waigand makes nine saves as Penmen win third straight over Setters

When and Where: October 2, 2026 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Pace University 1
Records: SNHU 6-3 (1-0 NE10), Pace 7-3 (0-1 NE10)

Sophomore Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) made nine saves and senior Zoe Demers (Manchester, N.H.) scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season as the Southern New Hampshire University field hockey team held off Pace University, 2-1, in its Northeast-10 Conference opener Friday evening at Larkin Field.

KEY MOMENT

After Miranda Waigand made four saves to keep the game scoreless through the opening quarter, the Penmen broke through at 16:54. Sophomore Kim Dull (Wilnis, The Netherlands) found sophomore Sophie Bilodeau (Milford, N.H.) on the wing, and Bilodeau connected with Demers, who finished the play to put SNHU in front, 1-0.

Senior Abby Forbes (Boscawen, N.H.) doubled the lead at 22:23, scoring her second goal of the season off an assist from sophomore Olivia Andersen (Madbury, N.H.).

Pace cut the deficit to 2-1 when Tizia Goetz scored off a penalty corner at 50:54, but the Penmen kept the Setters off the board the rest of the way to secure the conference-opening victory.

NOTES

  • Demers' fifth goal of the season moved her into sole possession of the team lead.
  • Forbes scored her second goal of the season.
  • Bilodeau and Andersen each recorded an assist.
  • Miranda Waigand stopped nine of the 10 shots she faced, including four in the first quarter. She held Pace scoreless for the first 50:54.
  • Dull led SNHU with seven shots, including four on goal.
  • Pace entered Friday's game on a four-game winning streak that included a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 6 Bloomsburg on Wednesday.
  • The Penmen have won three consecutive meetings with Pace. The Setters lead the all-time series, 8-4.
  • Friday's game was the Northeast-10 Conference opener for both teams.

UP NEXT

  • SNHU heads to Saint Anselm College for an NE10 contest Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
  • The Penmen return to Larkin Field on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. to host American International College.
 
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