When and Where: February 21, 2023 – Hooksett, N.H. (The Ice Den Arena)
Score:  #5 Franklin Pierce University 3, #4 Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records: SNHU 10-17-0, Franklin Pierce University  11-19-2

Senior George Thurston (Plymouth, Mass.) tallied in the second period, but the Penmen fell to Franklin Pierce University 3-1 in the first round of the Northeast-10 playoffs on Tuesday at The Ice Den Arena Tuesday night.


STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Thurston - goal
• Freshman Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) - assist
• Sophomore Ethan Rodriguez (Sioux City, Iowa) - assist
• Graduate student Adam Mercer (Belchertown, Mass.) – 22 saves
• Franklin Pierce junior Cody Rumsey – 2 goals, assist

KEY MOMENTS
 

• It took Franklin Pierce just 15 seconds to take a lead they would not give up.
• Rumsey took the puck the length of the ice and scored to make it 1-0.
• The teams exchanged goals midway through the second period.  Rumsey's rebound shot made it 2-0 but Thurston answered for the Penmen two minutes later with a clean-up of a shot by Pomposelli.
• A power-play goal by Anthony Nikolopoulos at 18:41 of the second period made it 3-1, and neither team scored in the final 20 minutes.

 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 

• SNHU went 0-for-3 on the power play while Franklin Pierce was 1-2.
• The Penmen had a 52-25 shot advantage, including 26-8 in the second period.
• SNHU won 49 of 79 faceoffs.

 
NOTES

• The Penmen had the final four NE10 games to secure fourth place in the standings.
• It was the first regulation win for Franklin Pierce over SNHU this season.
• The Penmen lead the all-time series 36-18-9.
• Franklin Pierce advances to take on top-seed Saint Anselm Saturday at 4 p.m.
• Thurston finished the season with 15 goals and 12 assists (27 points), and in 73 games for SNHU, he tallied 48 goals and had 32 assists.  31 of his career goals came on the power play, including 10 this season which leads the Northeast-10 Conference.

 
WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen have concluded the 2022-23 season.

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