When and Where: February 21, 2026 — Hooksett, N.H. (Mark A. Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Mercy University 17, Southern New Hampshire University 6
Records: SNHU 0-1, Mercy 2-0
Sophomore Piper Knowlton (Chester, N.H.) notched four points in her collegiate debut, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's lacrosse team suffered a 17-6 defeat at the hands of Mercy University in its season opener Saturday afternoon at Ouellette Stadium.
KEY MOMENT
- Knowlton set up a goal by freshman Ella Lampron (Plaistow, N.H.) to open the second-half scoring just 1:16 in and then scored a goal of her own just 15 seconds later. That trimmed the SNHU deficit to 9-6, but Mercy would score the final eight goals of the contest.
NOTES
- Southern New Hampshire had won five straight home openers.
- Knowlton scored three goals and dished an assist for a team-high four points.
- Senior Brynn Goulet (Tyngsboro, Mass.), who made her college debut after a career in which she has dealt with a handful of injuries, buried a pair of goals.
- Junior Nicole Mirra (Cicero, N.Y.) made seven saves, as Mercy scored nine times in the first half. Sophomore Corrina Moulton (Barre, Vt.) stopped eight of 16 shots in the second half.
- Mercy improves to 4-0 all-time against SNHU, including 3-0 at Ouellette Stadium. This was the first meeting since Feb. 21, 2020 – a 12-6 victory for the Mavericks in Hooksett, which was the last time the Penmen dropped a home opener.
- Mercy held a 38-23 advantage in shots, including 29-8 in shots on goal.
- SNHU won 16 of the game's 25 draw controls.
UP NEXT
- The Penmen are back at it next Saturday (Feb. 28) at 1 p.m. when they play host to Dominican (N.Y.) University at Ouellette Stadium.
