SNHU spoils women's basketball return from turkey day

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The American International College women's basketball team faced Southern New Hampshire University in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, November 28 falling by a score of 82-55.

FAST FACTS:
Final Score: SNHU 82, AIC 55
Records: AIC moves to 2-3 while SNHU moves to 5-1
Location: Stan Spirou Field House Manchester, New Hampshire

KEY STATS:
AIC
Kyla Smith: 12 points, two rebounds
Destine Perry: six points, seven rebounds, three steals
Sara Guntin Barreiro: six points, three rebounds, three blocks
Nora Young: six points, two rebounds
Nyrie Holliman: six points two rebounds

SNHU
Meg Knollmeyer: 18 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks
Adriana Timberlake: 13 points, four assists
Karlee Ziliak: 12 points
Gyanna Russell: 11 points, eight rebounds
Jenna Roche: seven points, seven rebounds, four assists

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• SNHU jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter before junior guard Kyla Smith had an old-school three-point play to get the Yellow Jackets on the board. The Penmen controlled the first 10 minutes of play as they led 24-9.
• With under a minute and a half remaining in the first quarter, the Yellow Jacket chipped away at their deficit to make it a dozen at the break.
• Rookie Nora Young opened the second half by scoring the first four points on the game on back-to-back possessions to bring it under double digits.
• SNHU outscored the Yellow Jackets 26-13 and 17-15 in the final two quarters of play as they took the game 82-55.

UP NEXT

• The Yellow Jackets will head to Flushing, New York to take on Queens College on Wednesday, December 1 at 6 p.m.

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