2011-12 Southern New Hampshire University Ice Hockey
Assumption College (5-5-1, 2-1-1 NE-10) vs. Southern New Hampshire University (1-7-1, 0-2-0 NE-10)
Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 3:05 p.m.
Verizon Wireless Arena
THE MATCHUP: SNHU hosts Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
MEDIA: Live stats will be available for today's game.
THE PENMEN: The Penmen enter today's game after two losses in the PAL Cup tournament at the Ice Den, a 6-3 decision to the University of New England and a 6-1 decision to Worcester State...the Penmen posted their first win of the season against Suffolk last Tuesday...freshman John Humphrey led the Penmen with two goals, including the game-winning...he now leads the Penmen in points this season with nine from six goals and three assists...Humphrey was named this week's Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week...sophomore Tyler Pascucci has added four goals this season along with two assists for six points...freshman Dane Caracino has also scored three times this season and has added two assists for five points...freshman TJ Bond has added six points off a goal and five assists this season...junior Charles Wisniewski has added three goals and an assist...sophomore Tyler Holske has totaled 228 saves over eight appearances and owns a team-best .867 save percentage.
THE GREYHOUNDS: Assumption enters today's game after dropping an 11-1 decision to Saint Anselm on Wednesday evening...Pat O'Kane scored the lone Greyhounds goal, assisted by Taylor Larsen and Kevin Glanzman...Larsen leads the Greyhounds in points this season with 14 from five goals and nine assists...Nick Mattiello and Kane have ten points apiece, from seven goals and three assists and six goals and four assists, respectively...Ross White has scored four times this season while dishing out two helpers for six points...Glanzman has posted six assists on the season...Bobby Bowden and Nick Blanchette have seen near-identical minutes in net this season...Bowden has totaled 224 saves with a .918 save percentage while Blanchette has totaled 210 saves, stopping .917 of shots faced.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: The Penmen are 25-23-2 all-time against the Greyhounds...Assumption won all three matchups between the two schools last season by scores of 6-5, 8-3, and 6-3...Kevin Meehan scored two goals and four assists against SNHU last season.
