Southern N.H. SNHU 14-13,8-10 NE10

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 23-5,16-2 NE10

Southern N.H. SNHU

14-13,8-10 NE10

Final

Mar. 05, 2026

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

23-5,16-2 NE10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Southern N.H. SNHU	17	11	12	14	54
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	10	21	22	18	71

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Box Score

Nakia Dennis©

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/5/2026 7:43:00 PM

TITLE SHOT: SCSU Women's Basketball Tops SNHU To Advance To NE10 Championship Game

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut women's basketball defeated Southern New Hampshire, 71-54, in the Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals to advance to the Championship Game at tournament top-seed Bentley on Sunday, March 8. This will be Southern's fifth appearance in the NE10 Championship Game, all-time. With the win, the Owls improved to 23-5 overall.

Hope Fox turned in an all-time performance in what would likely be her final game at James Moore Field House. The fourth-year All-NE10 pick finished with 20 points, seven rebounds, six assists, five steals and three blocks. NE10 Rookie of the Year Tish Blackwood had 16 points and eight rebounds despite playing just 26 minutes due to foul trouble and Ally Sentance came off the bench to scorch SNHU for 18 points after knocking down a game-high four three-pointers.

Southern needed some time to heat up as they connected on just one of their first nine shots over the game's first five minutes. Southern New Hampshire knocked down 5-of-6 from three-point range on its way to a 15-2 lead. Southern bounced back with an 8-2 run over the first quarter's last four minutes to make it 17-10 heading into the second.

The Owls opened the second quarter with back-to-back three-pointers from Hope Fox as they extended their run to 14-2. Trailing by a point, 17-16 with 6:44 to go in the half, Southern fell behind again as the Penmen took a 24-16 lead. The Owls turned it on over the last five minutes of the half with a 15-4 run – that saw eight points from Ally Sentance - to take a 31-28 lead into halftime.

Southern outscored Penmen, 21-11, in the second quarter with Fox and Sentance both scoring eight points each. Southern also converted on 8-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-6 from long range. Fox totaled 12 points in the first half overall.

Coming out of the break, the Owls kept their foot on the gas and outscored the Penmen, 22-12, in the third. Fox and Tish Blackwood both scored six points each and Maya Henry converted on four free throws. Down the stretch, it was Sentance leading the Owls with seven points in the fourth quarter as the Owls held on for the 17-point win.

Southern improved to 3-0 against SNHU in the NE10 tournament, all-time, and advanced to the NE10 Title game for the second time in three seasons. The Owls will face Bentley in the NE10 Championship Game for the second time in three seasons. Sunday's NE10 Championship Game will be available to view live on SNY at 1 p.m. from Waltham, Mass.

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