When and Where: February 9, 2024 – Manchester, N.H. (Sullivan Arena)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 2, Saint Anselm College 1
Records: SNHU 11-11-2 (9-7-1 NE10),  Saint Anselm 7-16-2 (5-10-2 NE10)
 
Freshman Anthony Marchant (Norwood, Mass.) broke a tie with a goal late in the second period and freshman Collin Berke (Crofton, Md.) made a career-high 46 saves as SNHU skated to a 2-1 win at Saint Anselm Friday night.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Sophomore Kurt Watson (London, Ont.) - goal
• Marchant - goal
• Junior Jack Gray (Lowell, Mass.) - assist
• Junior Ethan Rodriguez (Sioux City, Iowa) – assist
• Freshman Stone Devlin (W. Falmouth, Mass.) - assist
• Berke – 46 saves

KEY MOMENTS

• Neither team found the net in the first period.  Saint Anselm had a 9-4 shot advantage and the only power-play.
• Watson made it 1-0 SNHU at 4:47 of the second period after Gray stole the puck near the Hawk net.
• Luke Mix tied the game for the Hawks with a slap shot at 16:06.
• The Penmen quickly responded to move back in front just 23 seconds later. 
• Marchant scored the game-winning goal with a tip of a Rodriguez shot after coming up with a takeaway in the Saint Anselm zone.   Devlin also earned an assist.
• Berke was the story of the third period, making 17 saves including five in the final 90 seconds of the game.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Saint Anselm had a 47-22 shot advantage for the contest.
• Both teams went 0-for-1 on the power play.
• The Hawks had a slim 34-33 face-off advantage.
• Cam Carroll made 20 saves in net for Saint Anselm.

NOTES

• Marchant's goal was his third of the season.
• Watson leads the Penmen with 20 points (9 goals and 11 assists).
• Saint Anselm leads the all-time series 42-13-2, but the series is 1-1-1 this season.
• The Penmen hold second place in the Northeast-10 with three games remaining in the regular season.  SNHU is four points ahead of Franklin Pierce and Saint Michael's.  Assumption is the regular season champion.
• SNHU has won six of its last seven games. 

UP NEXT

• The final meeting of the regular season, which will decide Queen City Cup points, will take place on Saturday (2/10) at Sullivan Arena.  The game is slated to start at 4 p.m.

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