HOOKSETT, N.H. — Buoyed by three powerplay goals, Franklin Pierce University defeated Southern New Hampshire University, 4-2, in Northeast-10 Conference ice hockey action on Tuesday night. The Penmen move to 3-5 and 1-3 in league play while the Ravens improve to 2-7 and 2-2 within the Conference.

After a scoreless first period, Franklin Pierce opened up the second with a pair of powerplay goals to take a 2-0 lead. Brendan Glynn broke through first for the Ravens 2:09 into the period off an assist from Brad Riccardi before Connor Mauro scored his first of two goals just over nine minutes later with help from Paddy Murphy and Matt Batis.

Junior Joe Collins (Mansfield, Mass.) cut the Southern New Hampshire deficit in half when he struck for his fifth goal of the season. On the powerplay, junior Jim Gabrione (Boca Raton, Fla.) cycled the puck from the blue line down to Collins behind the Franklin Pierce net. Collins stepped around a defender before walking out front and whipping a backhand shot past Tom McGuckin to the far post with 5:12 left in the middle stanza. Less than two minutes later, Murphy found the back of the net to reestablish the Ravens' two-goal lead at intermission.

The two teams remained scoreless for the majority of the third period before freshman Kyle Valliere (Goffstown, N.H.) brought the Penmen back within one. Freshman Kevin Lorcher (Rouen, France) gathered the puck deep in the Southern New Hampshire defensive zone and fired a pass to a streaking Valliere at the far blue line. Valerie walked in alone and fired a shot high to the blocker side to make it 3-2 with 6:31 left in regulation. After the two teams traded chances, Mauro was able to break through with his second man-up goal of the evening with 3:47 remaining to give the Ravens the 4-2 decision.

Lorcher led the Penmen offense with two assists in the setback, while junior David Letarte (Salem, Mass.) finished with 19 saves in the Southern New Hampshire cage. Mauro tallied two goals for Franklin Pierce and Murphy added a goal and an assist in the win. McGuckin backstopped the Ravens with 29 saves for his first collegiate victory.

The Penmen return to the ice on Sunday when they host Western New England University at 6:30 p.m. Franklin Pierce resumes its schedule on Friday when it travels to Salve Regina for 7:35 p.m. face-off with the Seahawks.

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