When and Where: February 4, 2026 – Colchester, Vt. (Ross Sports Center)
Score: Saint Michael's College 66, Southern New Hampshire University 57
Records: SNHU 11-8 (6-6 NE10), SMC 10-10 (5-7 NE10)
Senior Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) finished with a team-high 14 points and nine rebounds, but Saint Michael's used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team for a 66-57 victory Wednesday evening.
KEY MOMENTS
- The Penmen trailed by just one entering the final 10 minutes before the Purple Knights outscored SNHU, 21-13, in the fourth to secure the conference win.
NOTES
- The game featured 11 lead changes and four ties over the first three quarters, with SNHU taking a slim 30-29 advantage into halftime.
- Saint Michael's edged ahead late in the third and carried a 45-44 lead into the final period.
- The Purple Knights opened the fourth on a 7-2 run to create separation and pushed the lead to as many as nine in the closing seconds. SNHU was unable to get closer than six down the stretch.
- Gordon shot 6-for-11 from the field and added two assists and a steal to go along with her nine boards.
- Junior Ava Winterburn (New Boston, N.H.) followed with 13 points and seven rebounds, knocking down three triples.
- Graduate student Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) contributed nine points, five rebounds and three steals, while sophomore Samantha Pfeil (Methuen, Mass.) added seven points and four assists.
- Saint Michael's held a 46-40 edge on the glass and outscored SNHU 19-7 in second-chance points.
- The Purple Knights swept the regular-season series from the Penmen for the first time since 2016-17. Saint Michael's leads the all-time series 34-28.
WHAT'S NEXT
- SNHU returns home on Saturday for Pink Day, welcoming Southern Connecticut State University to the Stan Spirou Field House for a 1:30 p.m. tip.
