When and Where: April 23, 2022 – Colchester, Vt. (Duffy Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 12, Saint Michael's College 10
Records: SNHU 7-4 (5-4 NE10), Saint Michael's 2-12 (1-8 NE10)

(Colchester, Vt.) - Junior Ryan Auger (Derry, N.H.) and senior Tristan Pietz (Dudley, Mass.) each scored six points to lead SNHU to its sixth-straight win, 12-10 at Saint Michael's College Saturday.  With the win, the Penmen have secured a top-six NE10 finish, earning a trip to the post-season tournament.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Pietz -5 goals, 1 assists
• Auger - 3 goals, 3 assists
• Senior Chris Valentine (Derry, N.H.) - 2 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Jackson Hounchell (Middlebury, Vt.) - 2 goals
• Sophomore Cam Cote (Saco, Maine) - 9 ground balls
• Sophomore Ronan Depaul (Elkton, Md.) - 14 saves 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen took advantage of two man-up situations in the first period to score.  Valentine tallied at 3:44 of the first, and Pietz with :24 left for a 4-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• Pietz scored five times in a span of eight minutes, and along with an Auger goal, had an 8-2 lead halfway through the second.
• Valentine and Hounchell tacked on goals as SNHU led 10-3 at halftime.
• Auger's third goal of the game, with 3:03 left in the third, was SNHU's last score of the game making it 12-4.
• The Purple Knights closed to within 12-10 with 7:21 left, but could not get any closer.

NOTES

• The win streak is the second longest in program history.  SNHU won eight consecutive games in 2016.
• SNHU took 60 shots to 35 for Saint Michael's
• The Penmen had a 51-27 advantage on ground balls.
• Auger (42 points) and Pietz (38 points) lead SNHU in scoring.  Terrones has a team-leading 27 goals, and Auger is tops with 20 assists.
• Junior Gennaro Marra (Derry, N.H.) has won 200 of 294 face offs this season (.680).  His 138 ground balls lead the team.
• The Penmen beat the Purple Knights for the second consecutive time.  Saint Michael's leads the all-time series 27-13.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will conclude the regular season on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. to play Bentley University. The Bentley game is the regular season finale and senior day for SNHU.  

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