Here’s another update from the world of Southern New Hampshire University sports.
Field Hockey
The Penmen have advanced to their first-ever Northeast-10 Conference final, and will face Saint Anselm College at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
They got there thanks to a 4-0 victory over Saint Thomas Aquinas at home on Friday.
Junior Hélène Servais (Brussels, Belgium) had two goals, with the other coming from senior Laura van der Doorn (Beverwijk, The Netherlands) and sophomore Meaghan Wile (Littleton, Mass.)
Men’s Soccer
The magic didn’t follow to the soccer field, with the Penmen falling to Saint Rose 0-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinals on Saturday, with a 6-5 penalty shootout making the difference.
Sophomore goalkeeper Patrick Quinn (Manchester, N.H.) stopped all five shots that came his way for his second shutout.
If Southern New Hampshire does not earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament, this will mark the fourth time in six years it had its season end on penalty kicks, as well as the third time in five years that the Penalty kicks came after a scoreless draw.
Men’s Ice Hockey
The Penmen won their first Northeast-10 conference matchup of the year, defeating Franklin Pierce, 5-1, on Friday.
Freshman George Thurston (Plymouth, Mass.) posted four goals, including three on the power play, with sophomore Alex Ring (Salem, N.H.) also scoring a power-play goal.
Freshman James Nash (Hampton, N.H.) had three assists.
On Saturday, they defeated Framingham State, 2-1.
Both goals came during the opening half of the first period, first from sophomore Joe Fiorino (Willow Grove, Penn.) followed by sophomore Travis Quigley (North Babylon, N.Y.).
Next up is a pair of games next weekend against Post.
