MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior pitcher Tayla Trask (Lincoln, Maine) gave up just two hits and struck out 12, while sophomore Julie LeClair (Taunton, Mass.) had a hit for the Hawks, but the Saint Anselm College softball team dropped Wednesday's 1-0 decision to Southern New Hampshire  University at Penmen Field.

With the loss, the Hawks descend to 16-9 overall, 8-5 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Penmen improve to 20-10, 9-6 NE-10.

The Penmen strung together their only two hits of the game for a run in the third inning and that would be the deciding factor. Ali Maloof hit a triple to score Morgan Farmer to break the scoreless deadlock and give the Penmen a 1-0 lead.

Maloof pitched a one-hitter, striking out 13 for the Penmen.

Saint Anselm put together a two-out rally in the first to put runners on first and second, but Maloof worked a strikeout to end the inning and the Hawks left two on base.

The Hawks will return to action Thursday, April 16 at 3 p.m. when they play against Merrimack College on home turf at the South Athletic Fields. Saint Anselm play's host to Saint Michael's at 5 p.m. the same day.  Stay up-to-date with the latest news, including game previews and recaps, directly from the Saint Anselm College athletic department by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter @STAHawks.