When and Where: November 10, 2026 – Worcester, Mass. (Brian Kelly Stadium)
Score: Assumption University 7, Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 8-10, Assumption 14-4
The Southern New Hampshire University field hockey team saw its 2026 season come to an end Tuesday evening with a 7-0 loss to Assumption University in the first round of the Northeast 10 Championship at Brian Kelly Stadium. The Penmen finished the season with an 8-10 overall record after earning a berth in the conference postseason tournament for a fifth consecutive season.
KEY MOMENT
Assumption opened the scoring at 7:20 of the first quarter when Nova Rijks converted off an assist from Daisy Stone. Mieke Rentsch added a goal at 13:16 to give the Greyhounds a 2-0 advantage after the opening period.
NOTES
- Assumption added three goals in the second quarter to take a 5-0 halftime lead. Rentsch scored her second goal of the contest in the fourth quarter, while Ella Holtman completed the scoring.
- Sophomore Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) made eight saves for the Penmen. She finished the season with 120 saves, a 2.02 goals-against average and six shutouts.
- Junior Julia Giampietro (Sandwich, Mass.) recorded SNHU's lone shot on goal.
- Senior Zoe Demers (Manchester, N.H.) finished as the Penmen's leading scorer with eight goals and 17 points.
- Senior Amelia Crocombe (Taunton, England) finished second on the team with 15 points on five goals and five assists. Her five assists led the Penmen.
- Sophomore Kim Dull (Wilnis, The Netherlands) finished with six goals and two assists for 14 points, while leading the team with 98 shots.
- Sophomore Sophie Bilodeau (Milford, N.H.) added four goals and three assists for 11 points.
- The Penmen finished the season 8-10 overall and 3-6 in Northeast 10 play. Five of SNHU's 10 losses came against nationally ranked Saint Anselm College (twice) and Assumption University (three times).
- Assumption leads the all-time series with SNHU, 14-4.
- SNHU's senior class of Crocombe, Demers, Abby Forbes (Boscawen, N.H.), Maxine Morse (Bedford, N.H.) and Kendall Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) helped the Penmen reach the NCAA Tournament in 2024 and qualify for Northeast 10 postseason play again this season.
UP NEXT
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The 2026 season is complete for Southern New Hampshire University field hockey. Assumption advances to host Adelphi University in the Northeast 10 Championship semifinals.
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