When and Where: January 13, 2024 – Worcester, Mass. (Worcester Ice Center)
Score:Â Assumption University 5, Southern New Hampshire University 1
Records:Â SNHU 5-9-2 (3-6-1 NE10), Assumption 15-3-0 (10-1-0 NE10)
Senior
Matt Amante (West Hempstead, N.Y.) gave SNHU an early lead, but the Penmen could not hold off first-place Assumption in a 5-1 loss Saturday night in Worcester.
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STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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KEY MOMENTS
- The Penmen took a 1-0 lead at 17:27 of the first period on the goal by Amante.
- Lynch sent the puck to Pomposelli, who then found Amante for the blast to put SNHU in front.
- Assumption would dominate the second period, scoring three times on goals by Jimmy McDermott, Jonathan Surrette, and Leo Piandes.
- Ronny Paragallo and Nathan Palumbo scored in the third for the Greyhounds.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- A relentless Greyhound attack saw freshman Sean Guerin (Chicago, Ill.) face 40 shots in the first two periods and a season-high 60 for the game.
- Assumption goalie Callum Welch made 31 saves on 32 Penmen shots.
- The Penmen went 0-for-5 on the power play while Assumption was 1-for-5.Â
NOTES
- Assumption completed the weekend sweep and extended its NE10 winning streak to nine games.
- The Penmen still hold a 42-40-5 advantage in the all-time series.
- Assumption's Paragallo leads the NE10 with 16 goals this season.Â
UP NEXT
- The Penmen will play one final non-conference contest on Tuesday night (1/16) at Colby College in Waterville, Maine at 7 p.m.
- The next home games will be January 19-20 at The Ice Den against NE10 rival Post University. Game time on Friday is 7:40 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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