Box Score BOX SCORE
When and Where: November 14, 2017 – Foxborough, Mass. (Foxboro Sports Center)
Score: Stonehill College 4, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: SNHU 0-2-1 (0-2 Northeast-10), Stonehill 1-1-1 (1-0-1 Northeast-10)
Freshman Kyle Galloway (Sugar Hill, Ga.) turned in a two-point night with his first career goal and an assist, but a powerplay goal late in the second period propelled Stonehill College past Southern New Hampshire University, 4-2, in Northeast-10 Conference ice hockey action on Tuesday.
Cameron Wright led the way for the Skyhawks with a goal and an assist, and Billy Palmer earned the win between the pipes with 29 saves. Senior Ryan Slatky (Manchester, N.H.) stopped 19 shots for Southern New Hampshire in the setback.
The hosts opened the scoring just over 13 minutes into the first, and built a two-goal advantage with three minutes remaining in the stanza. Conor Cassidy put Stonehill ahead with his second goal of the season off a feed from Wright with 6:57 left in the first before Brendan White potted his first of the year with help from Ryan Meade and Nick Schofield at 16:59.
The Penmen wasted little time in responding, as Galloway and junior Artem Efimov-Barakov (Khimki, Russia) set up Valliere at 17:42 to cut the deficit in half after a period of play. The score remained unchanged for the first eight-plus minutes of the second until Valliere returned the favor to Galloway for the freshman's first with 11:35 remaining in the frame.
The Skyhawks took the lead for good with under six to play in the second stanza, and put it out of reach with an insurance tally late in the third. Thomas Mahoney found Connor Jewett on the powerplay to reestablish a one-goal edge for Stonehill at 14:13 of the second before Wright capped the game's scoring with 3:57 to play.
Notes:
- Southern New Hampshire maintained a 31-23 edge in shots on goal, including a 13-6 advantage in the first and 14-8 spread in the third.
- The Skyhawks won the special teams battle, as they were whistled for only one penalty and converted on 1-of-3 man-advantage opportunities.
- Valliere's goal was his first of the season and 25th of his career. He leads all active Penmen skaters with 40 career points in 63 career games.
What's Next:
Southern New Hampshire looks to bounce back Friday (November 18) when it hosts Assumption College at the Ice Den for its home opener at 7:30 p.m.
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