Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: Assumption University 2, Southern New Hampshire University 0
-Records: Assumption (13-1, NE10 10-0), SNHU (3-9, NE10 3-6)
-Location: Hookset, N.H. (Larkin Field)
-The Lead: The Assumption University field hockey team picked up their seventh shutout of the season in a Northeast-10 Conference contest with the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) on Wednesday evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Greyhounds opened up scoring with just three minutes to go in the first period. Assumption was awarded a penalty corner in the 12th minute of play and the ball found the stick of Kileigh Hynes (Auburn, Mass. / Auburn) who found the back of the net for her second goal of the season and the 1-0 lead.
-The Greyhounds extended their lead to 2-0 with just over seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Jenna Graf (Ballston Lake, N.Y. / Shenendehowa) found her classmate Isabel Primack (Ipswich, Mass. / Ipswich) up the middle who fought through the defense to get the ball to junior Christina Leonard (Marlborough, Mass. / Marlborough). Leonard scooped it up over SNHU goalkeeper, Kate Pigsley, to right corner for the 2-0 final victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Assumption outshot SNHU 14-5 (6-3 shots on goal).
-The visitors were awarded eight penalty corners while the Penmen were awarded one.
-Kylie Gargiulo (Madison, Conn. / Daniel Hand) made three saves in net for Assumption and improves to 14-1 on the season.
-Kate Pigsley made four stops in goal for SNHU and falls to 3-10 on the season.
UP NEXT
-Assumption is back on the road on Saturday, October 23rd when they travel to Mercy for an NE10 game at 1:00 p.m.
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