HOOKSETT, N.H. – Behind an 11-save performance from sophomore Aiko Fujita, the No. 21 nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team took down Northeast 10 Conference and cross-town rival Southern New Hampshire University, 20-8, on Wednesday night in a Queen City matchup at Mark A. Ouellette Stadium.

Highlights

• Fujita's 11 saves helped her reach 101 on the season through 12 games.
• Freshman Kendall Herrick turned in a career-best five goals to go along with one assist and one caused turnover.
• Sophomore Ayla McDermod had four goals, including one free-position tally, with one assist, four ground balls, three draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
• Seniors Julia Rowley and Brianna Fruci each registered two goals. Rowley added two draw controls and two ground balls.
• Junior Lucy Mawn recorded one goal and one assist while securing three draw controls, two caused turnovers, and one ground ball.
• Senior Kate Collins and sophomores Lily Shea and Shannon Mahoney each registered one assist while seniors Margaret O'Connor and Lucy Davis, juniors Kyra O'Connell and Alyssa Hill, sophomore Devan Spinale, freshman Kate Conover each logged one goal.
• The Hawks, winners of their last seven against the Penmen, are now 15-8 all-time against SNHU dating back to the first meeting between the two programs in the 2004 season.

How it Happened

After both sides traded goals to start the contest, the Penmen struck for two consecutive goals to take a 4-2 lead with 4:03 remaining in the first quarter. The Hawks responded with two tallies of their own to close the quarter tied at 4-4 as part of a seven-goal spurt.

Saint Anselm's seven consecutive goals came over an 11:49 span and was capped off by a natural hat trick by McDermod, giving the Hawks a 9-4 cushion with 6:18 left in the opening half.

The Penmen cut the deficit to four goals with 2:19 to play on an unassisted goal before Fruci capped the first half with her second goal coming with 48 seconds left to regain the Hawks' five-goal edge at the break.

SNHU scored the second half's first two goals to make it 10-7 before Saint Anselm's offense exploded for five consecutive goals to put them up 15-7 with 13:01 remaining in regulation.

After one additional Penmen tally, the Hawks would close the game with five unanswered goals to secure their second straight victory.

Up Next

The Hawks (8-4, 3-2 NE10) will take on another intra-state NE10 foe, Franklin Pierce University (4-8, 1-5 NE10), on Saturday, April 11. Opening draw from Sodexo Field is slated for 1 p.m.