HOOKSET, New Hampshire - The American International College women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought Northeast-10 Conference matchup to Southern New Hampshire University, 68-58, on Saturday, January 20.

FAST FACTS:
Final score:SNHU 68, AIC 58
Location:SNHU Fieldhouse, Hookset, New Hampshire
Records:AIC falls to 8-12 and 2-9 in the NE10; SNHU moves to 12-6, with an 8-4 NE10 mark.

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Dana Watts: 20 points, 17 rebounds
Alyssa Guyon: 12 points, three rebounds
Tianna Conway: Seven points, seven rebounds

SNHU:
Kylie Lorenzen: 26 points, five rebounds
Catherine Stinson: 12 points, four rebounds
Molly Terry: 11 points

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• On the first Penmen possession of the game, SNHU hit a jumper to put the team ahead 12 seconds into the game. The Penmen continued their run by scoring off two AIC turnovers and forcing an AIC timeout at the 8:32 mark, with SNHU leading 6-0. Immediately out of the timeout, junior forward Dana Watts got the offensive rebound and put it back up to get the Yellow Jackets on the board. After a defensive stop, sophomore guard Rashana Siders knocked down the deep ball to make it a one-point game, 6-5. The AIC run didn't stop there, as junior guard Alyssa Guyon swished a three to give the Yellow Jackets their first lead of the game, 8-6, with a little over seven minutes left. The Penmen took control of the quarter from there, though, and ended the first leading 25-15.
• The Penmen lead kept growing in the first couple of minutes in the second quarter, as they made it 27-15. With 6:10 left in the half, AIC started to make a comeback. Freshman guard Nyrie Holliman kicked things off with a jumper, followed by a pair of Watts free throws. Junior forward Tianna Conway added a layup to make it a three-point game, 31-28, with 4:30 on the clock. Guyon scored five straight points to give AIC the 35-34 lead with a minute left in the opening frame before Watts made it a three-point game with a layup. The Penmen scored a layup with eight seconds left to make it a one-point game at the half.
• SNHU wasted no time regaining the lead, as 20 seconds into the second half, it laid one in to take the one-point lead. The teams traded single-possession leads in the first five minutes of the second half before SNHU took a five-point lead with 4:55 showing on the clock. After three quarters, the Penmen led 50-43.
• The Yellow Jackets kept cutting the Penmen lead down to single digits, but when big shots were needed, SNHU knocked them down to take the game by a score of 68-58.

GAME NOTES:

• Watts' 17-rebound game ties a season high. Just two games before, Watts pulled down 17 boards against Saint Anselm on January 12. This marked the 13^th time this year she has recorded double-digit rebounds in a game.
• Watts' 20 points against SNHU is her 13^th 20-plus scoring game this season.
• Watts' double-double is her 13^th this season, good for third place this season nationally.
• The Penmen shot 14 and made 11 more free throws that the Yellow Jackets.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets return home on Tuesday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m., when they host Merrimack College.

STAY CONNECTED:

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