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Tim Usalis in an action shot for SNHU Hockey
Jim Stankiewicz
0
Franklin Pierce FPU 9-16-1, 6-9-1
4
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 8-15-0, 7-11-0
Franklin Pierce FPU
9-16-1, 6-9-1
0
Final
4
Southern N.H. SNH
8-15-0, 7-11-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Franklin Pierce FPU 0 0 0 0
Southern N.H. SNH 2 0 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Penmen Heat Up Ice Den With 4-0 Shutout, Sweep of Franklin Pierce

Freshman Loisel Stops 36 Shots In Second Start

When and Where: February 4, 2023 – The Ice Den (Hooksett, N.H.)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 4, Franklin Pierce University 0
Records: SNHU 8-15-0 (7-11-0 NE10), Franklin Pierce  10-15-1 (6-9-1 NE10)

(Hooksett, N.H.) -  SNHU Senior Tim Usalis (Danvers, Mass.) scored a goal, added an assist, and helped freshman goalie Nathan Loisel (Blainville, Quebec) to a 4-0 shutout of Franklin Pierce on Saturday at The Ice Den.  Graduate student Travis Quigley (North Babylon, N.Y.) also had a goal and an assist.


STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Usalis – goal, assist
  • Quigley – goal, assist
  • Sophomore Connor Ball (Webster, N.Y.) – 2 assists
  • Senior George Thurston (Plymouth, Mass.) – a power-play goal
  • Senior Matt Monreal (Wauwatosa, Wis.) - goal
  • Freshman Nathan Loisel (Blainville, Quebec) – 36 saves
KEY MOMENTS
 
  • For the second consecutive game, Quigley opened the scoring with a first-period goal.  He took a pass from freshman Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ont.) and finished with a blast from low on the right side.  Junior Matt Amante (West Hempstead, N.Y.) also picked up an assist on the play.
  • Usalis made it 2-0 at 18:22 of the first period when he potted a rebound of a shot by Quigley.
  • Thurston made it 3-0 in the 5x4 situation at 16:28 of the third period.
  • Monreal added an empty-netter to finish the scoring.
 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
  • The Penmen outshot the Ravens 54-36, with Franklin Pierce netminder Kyle Martin making 50 saves.
  • SNHU went 1-for-5 on the power play and Franklin Pierce was 0-for-4.
  • Thurston leads the NE10 with nine power-play goals this season.
  • Loisel, who started and won both games over the weekend, recorded his first shutout, and the second by SNHU in 2022-23.   Graduate student Adam Mercer (Belchertown, Mass.), who missed the weekend set with the Ravens, recorded the other SNHU shutout. 
 
NOTES
  • The Penmen win back-to-back games for the first time since November 5-11.
  • SNHU wins the season series with Franklin Pierce for a fifth straight season.
  • The Penmen lead the all-time series 36-17-9.
  • SNHU is in fourth place in the NE10 standings ahead of the Ravens, 23 points to 18, but Franklin Pierce has two games in hand.   If the Penmen can hold fourth place (or improve on it), they will host an NE10 playoff game.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will host Rivier University on Fri. 2/10 (7:30 p.m.) in the final regular season home game.  The team will honor its seniors and it will be Stick it to Stigma Night at the Ice Den in Hooksett, N.H. 
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