Manchester, N.H. –The Saint Anselm volleyball team fell to the crosstown rival Southern New Hampshire University by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday night in a non-conference matchup. The loss drops the Hawks to 0-3 overall, while the win raises the Penmen's record to 2-0.

Falling behind early, the Hawks dropped the first game in the match by a score of 25-17. Junior Charlotte Tencza (Greenfield, Mass.) led the Hawks in kills with three and contributed four digs. Rachel Flaherty (Cold Spring, N.Y) led the Hawks with four assists in the game.

In the second game, the Hawks started off much stronger, leading 5-4 early on. Saint Anselm slowed down and fell into a 15-10 deficit, but rallied back to cut it to 19-18. The Hawks stayed in the game, but eventually fell 25-23. Flaherty tallied 10 assists and three digs. As a team, the Hawks had 15 kills, to just 11 by the Penmen.

The third game began the same as the second, with the two teams knotted at five points apiece. The game continued in a back-and-forth manner with neither team controlling a lead more than four points until SNHU clutched a five-point lead at 15-10. The Penmen held their lead to win the game 25-18, winning the match 3-0.

In the match, the Hawks were led by Lauren Ross (Dracut, Mass.), who tallied eight kills, while Flaherty contributed 23 assists.

The Hawks will next play their first home match against Franklin Pierce on Saturday, September 11th. The match is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm.