RINDGE, N.H. (November 18, 2017) – Four Franklin Pierce University women's basketball team starters scored in double-figures including senior guard Jemma Thacker's (Nairne, South Australia) team-leading 19 points and eight rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Northeast-10 Conference foe Southern New Hampshire University came into the Fieldhouse and handed the Crimson and Grey an 85-68 setback in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Penmen charge forward to .500 overall at 2-2 and remain undefeated in NE10 play (2-0) while the Ravens fall to 1-3, 0-2 NE10.

Thacker handed out three assists for the Ravens as well. Fellow team captains Kelsey Mayo (Oakland, Maine) and Mya Mosley (Worcester, Mass.) produced 14 and 11 points apiece while Mosley snagged seven boards. Newcomer Hannah Everidge (Baldwinville, Mass.) tallied 10 points and a game-best six assists to go along with two caroms and one theft in the loss.

For the guests, junior forward Kylie Lorenzen buried 7-of-10 (70.0%) of her field goal attempts and came down with a team-best eight boards. She also dished off five helpers and recorded three steals. Molly Terry came off the bench and poured in 16 points on 4-of-8 (50.0%) shooting from downtown. All of Terry's markers came in the second quarter.

SNHU out produced FPU on the glass as they held the advantage in rebounds 36-29 and they kept the possession alive by coming down with 12 offensive boards.

With the game tied at 4-4, a few possessions in Brianna Camara buried a three-ball to move the Penmen ahead 7-4. Following a shooting foul that sent the guests to the line, a technical foul was called on the Ravens that led to two extra free throws. Terry and Camara drained the freebies to move their team ahead 11-4. Camara capped off the 14-5 scoring binge halfway through the first quarter by connecting on a corner three-ball. With 35 seconds left, Lorenzen made two free throws to push the Penmen advantage to 20-9.

Mayo began the second quarter with an old-fashioned three-point play to cut the Raven deficit to single figures at 20-12. Mosley then anticipated a pass, picked off the rock and went the other way for a fast break two to make it a two-possession game at 20-14. Stinson immediately answered by hitting a three-ball to push the edge back to nine. With the Ravens trailing by nine, 27-18, Thacker notched five straight points off a layup and a three-pointer from the corner to cut the Ravens deficit to four. Terry continued her assault from downtown by knocking down three straight threes to reestablish a 10 point lead at 37-27. Thacker made a layup at the buzzer as the Ravens trailed 45-37.

The Penmen lead moved to 15 points as Stinson found Lorenzen for a driving two. A 7-0 mini Raven run which started when Sophia Holmes (Oakland, Maine) connected on a three from deep, Diondra Woumn (Lynn, Mass.) made a layup and ended when Claudia Tucci (Trumbull, Conn.) manufactured two freebies as the Ravens were now down by eight, 56-48. The Penmen closed the quarter outscoring the Ravens 14-6 to hold a 70-54 edge after three.

With the Ravens trailing by 16 they notched back-to-back treys from Everidge and Mosley to pull within 10, 75-65 with 4:49 left to play, but the Penmen closed the contest out to win by 17 points.

The Ravens return to the court on Tuesday when they host NE10 opponent Saint Michael's at 5:30 p.m.

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