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Ryan Kayser skates with the puck for SNHU athletics
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Assumption ASM 10-11-0, 7-5-0
3
Winner Southern N.H. SNH 8-9-1, 7-4-1
Assumption ASM
10-11-0, 7-5-0
2
Final
3
Southern N.H. SNH
8-9-1, 7-4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Assumption ASM 1 0 1 0 2
Southern N.H. SNH 1 0 1 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Kaiser OT Goal Lifts Penmen Past Assumption 3-2

Ice Hockey Moves Into Second Place in NE10

When and Where: January 18, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (The Ice Den)
Score:  Southern New Hampshire University 3, Assumption University 2 (OT)
Records: SNHU 8-9-1 (7-4-1 NE10), Assumption 10-11-0 (7-5-0 NE10)

Freshman Ryan Kayser (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) scored 44 seconds into overtime to give Southern New Hampshire Ice Hockey a 3-2 win over Assumption University on Saturday at The Ice Den.  

STANDOUT PERFORMERS  KEY MOMENTS
  • The Penmen gained the upper hand on a goal by Hirschberger at 2:04 of the first period.  He potted a rebound off a shot by senior Connor Ball (Webster, N.Y.).  Freshman Dillon Phillips (Raleigh, N.C.) earned the secondary assist.
  • Assumption drew even on a power-play goal by Jonathan Surette at 18:21 of the first.  He scored on a rebound off a shot by Patrick McKiernan.
  • Neither team scored in the second period, but the Penmen were fortunate after playing short-handed most of the final eight minutes of the second.  The Greyhounds had a 30-11 shot advantage in the period including a 12-7 edge on shots on goal.
  • SNHU took the lead on a power-play goal by Slingerland at 11:24 of the third period.  Kayser earned the assist on the goal.
  • Skating with an extra attacker, the Greyhounds tied the game at 2-2 at 19:53 on Surette's second goal of the game.
  • SNHU won the game in overtime on a goal by Kayser, who took a pass in the 3x3 situation from junior Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ont.).
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • SNHU had a 37-33 advantage on shots on goal.
  • Each team scored a power play goal.  The Penmen went 1-for-4 and the Greyhounds finished 1-for-5.
  • SNHU was penalized six times (23 minutes) and Assumption drew seven violations (22 points). 
  • The Penmen won 39 of 75 face-offs.
NOTES
  • Each team won two of the four meetings, although Assumption owns the tie-breaker with seven points earned to five for the Penmen. (OT wins count for two points instead of three for a regulation win.
  • The all-time series is tied at 44-44 with five ties.
  • The Penmen move into second place in the Northeast-10 behind Saint Anselm.
  • Lynch leads the Penmen with 16 points and his 12 assists are tied for third in the NE10.
  • Kayser moves into a tie for second place on the team with 10 points, tying him with juniors Kurt Watson (London, Ont.) and Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.)
  • Phillips, playing in only his fourth game of the season after an injury, collected his first career point on the first period assist.
UP NEXT
  • The Penmen head to Post University for a pair of games Friday and Saturday (Jan 24-25).  
  • The next home contest at The Ice Den will by on Friday, January 31 at 7:40 p.m. against Saint Michael's College.
  • All Northeast-10 Conference games, and SNHU home games, are streamed live and available on demand on FloCollege.
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