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Brendan Lynch on ice for SNHU
Jim Stankiewicz
4
Franklin Pierce FPU 9-15-1, 6-8-1
8
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 7-15-0, 6-11-0
Franklin Pierce FPU
9-15-1, 6-8-1
4
Final
8
Southern N.H. SNH
7-15-0, 6-11-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Franklin Pierce FPU 0 3 1 4
Southern N.H. SNH 3 2 3 8

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Lynch, Thurston Each Score Pair of Goals for SNHU in 8-4 Win over Franklin Pierce

Amante Adds Goal, Three Assists in Friday Win

When and Where: February 3, 2023 – The Ice Den (Hooksett, N.H.)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 8, Franklin Pierce University 4
Records: SNHU 7-15-0 (6-11-0 NE10), Franklin Pierce  10-14-1 (6-8-1 NE10)

Freshman Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ont.) and senior George Thurston (Plymouth, Mass.) each scored a pair of goals as SNHU turned back Franklin Pierce 8-4 in the opener of a weekend set Friday at The Ice Den.   


STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Lynch – 2 goals, 1 assist
  • Thurston – 2 goals, 1 assist
  • Junior Matt Amante (West Hempstead, N.Y.) – 1 goal, 3 assists
  • Sophomore Jack Gray (Lowell, Mass.) – 2 assists
  • Senior Andrew Ray (Cumberland, Maine) – 1 goal, 1 assist
  • Freshman Jim Minnig (Auburn, Pa.) – 2 assists
  • Freshman Nathan Loisel (Blainville, Quebec) – 26 saves
KEY MOMENTS
 
  • The Penmen played from the lead throughout the contest, scoring three first-period goals in a span of 3:10.  Graduate student Travis Quigley (North Babylon, N.Y.) had the first goal. 
  • Thurston then added a pair of goals, tallying off a pass from Gray at 7:28.  His second goal came on a tip of a slap shot by sophomore Ethan Rodriguez (Sioux City, Iowa) at 10:07.
  • The teams combined for five goals in the second period with Lynch taking a perfect feed from Amante to answer the first Raven goal of the night.
  • Amante's power-play goal on a rebound of a shot by Gray made it 5-2.
  • Franklin Pierce scored late in the second and cut the lead to 5-4 at 39 seconds of the final period on a goal by Trevor Lawler.
  • A goal by graduate student Dominic DiMambro (Troy, Mich.) off a steal of a goalie clear attempt made it 6-4.
  • Ray and Lynch finished up the scoring with goals less than three minutes apart midway through the final stanza.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
  • The Penmen outshot the Ravens 49-30.
  • SNHU went 2-for-5 on the power play and Franklin Pierce was 1-for-5. 
  • Minnig's two assists were his first career points. 
  • Freshman Tyler Murray (Barre, Vt.) also picked up his first career point with an assist on the opening goal.
  • Thurston leads the Penmen with 11 goals on the season and 44 for his career.  His 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) also lead the Penmen.
  • Loisel made his second of the season in net, picking up his first win.
 
NOTES
  • The eight goals are a season-high for the Penmen.
  • SNHU wins the season series with Franklin Pierce for a fifth straight season.
  • The Penmen lead the all-time series 35-17-9.
  • SNHU moves into fourth place in the NE10 standings ahead of the Ravens, 20 points to 18, but Franklin Pierce has two games in hand. 
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will host the Ravens on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. at The Ice Den. 
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