When and Where: January 7, 2024 – Brighton, Mass. (Warrior Arena)
What:  8^th Boston Landing Collegiate Invitational - Consolation
Score:  Wentworth Institute of Technology 5, Southern New Hampshire University 4
Records: SNHU 5-7-1, Wentworth 6-9-0

SNHU Ice Hockey rallied from down 4-2, but couldn't finish off the comeback, falling 5-4 to Wentworth Institute of Technology Sunday in the consolation game of the Boston Landing Invitational Tournament.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Junior Tucker Twardosky (Merrimack,  N.H.) – goal
• Junior Jack Gray (Lowell, Mass.) – goal
• Senior Jackson Aldrich (Waterville, Maine) - goal
• Sophomore Alex Muthersbaugh (Gilford, N.H.) - goal
• Senior Derek Flynn (Dracut, Mass.) – 2 assists

KEY MOMENTS

• Wentworth took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal at 7:36 of the first period on a shot by Mitch McGinn.
• The Penmen then responded with a pair of goals within 2:33 late in the period to take the lead.
• Aldrich took a pass from junior Connor Ball (Webster, N.Y.), converting the rebound of the original shot by Flynn.
• Gray picked up a loose puck behind the Leopard net, and slipped it in for SNHU's only lead of the contest 2-1.
• Wentworth tied the game at 2-2 with 1:48 left in the second period while on the power-play, and extended the lead to 4-2 with two more goals in  the first 2:14 of the third period.
• Twardosky potted a rebound, a power-play goal, at 2:53 of the third period to cut the lead to 4-3.
• Muthersbaugh made it 4-4 for SNHU with a power-play goal at 6:19 of the final stanza.  He buried a deep slap shot off a pass from senior Matt Amante (West Hempstead, N.Y.).  Sophomore Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) started the play, collecting a rebound in front of the net and sending the puck out to Amante.
• The game-winning goal for Wentworth came with 2:20 to play on a goal by Jacob Shankar from in close that beat Penmen netminder freshman Collin Berke (Crofton, Md.).

 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen were 2-for-5 on the power play and Wentworth was 2-for-4.  
• SNHU had a 41-29 advantage on face-offs.  Gray won 12 of 17 for the game.
• Berke made 23 saves for the Penmen and Jack McGovern stopped 31 shots for Wentworth.

 
NOTES

• SNHU is 0-7-2 in the last nine meetings with the Leopards, and trail in the all-time series 6-8-3.
• Sunday's contest was the first meeting between the programs since February 14, 2009.
• Muthersbaugh's goal was his first of the season, and third of his career.
• Gray was named to the All-Tournament team.
• Tufts University won the Championship game 5-0 over host Nichols College.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will be home on Wednesday to play host to SUNY Potsdam at 7:40 p.m. at The Ice Den Arena in Hooksett.

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