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Coleman Nee in an action shot against Keene State in November 2024
Jim Stankiewicz
2
Southern N.H. SNH 10-12-1
4
Winner Keene State KSC 10-10-1
Southern N.H. SNH
10-12-1
2
Final
4
Keene State KSC
10-10-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Southern N.H. SNH 0 0 2 2
Keene State KSC 2 2 0 4

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

SNHU Ice Hockey Falls 4-2 to Keene State in Non-Conference Action Tuesday

Nee, McLachlan Score for the Penmen

When and Where: February 4, 2025 – Keene, N.H. (KEENE Ice)
Score:  Keene State College 4, Southern New Hampshire University 2
Records: SNHU 10-12-1 (9-6-1 NE10), Keene State College 10-10-1

Sophomore Coleman Nee (Arlington, Mass.) and sophomore Bryan McLachlan (San Pedro, Calif.) scored third period goals, but SNHU Hockey fell 4-2 at Keene State in non-conference action on Tuesday night in Keene.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Nee - goal
  • McLachlan - power-play goal
  • Sophomore Stone Devlin (W. Falmouth, Mass.) - assist
  • Junior Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ont.) - assist
  • Freshman Ryan Kayser (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) - assist
 KEY MOMENTS
  • Keene State opened the scoring at 7:29 of the first period on a goal by Sean Gray.  A nice cross-ice pass found Gray for the one-timer.
  • The Owls extended the lead to 2-0 at 15:46 of the first as Thor Hansen smacked home a rebound in front of the Penmen net.
  • The lead grew to 4-0 as Keene State scored twice in the second period.  Chase Carney scored off the rebound of a shot by Peter Unger, and then Unger scored off a pass from behind the net by Carney.
  • SNHU scored at 50 seconds of the third period.  Nee scored on a low-angle slap shot on the right side after a feed from Lynch.
  • The Penmen made it 4-2, scoring in a 5-on-3 man advantage at 15:46.  McLaughlin sent a pass out of the Penmen zone to Devlin, who returned the pass for the one-timer.
  • SNHU had another power-play chance in the closing minutes.  Keene State goalie Ethan Swanson made a save on a blast by junior Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) with 1:06 to go which was the final attempt for the Penmen.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Keene State has 43 shots on goal while the SNHU had 39.
  • No penalties were called on the Penmen while SNHU converted one of its four man-up situations.
  • The Penmen won 44 face-offs to 37 for Keene State.
  • SNHU sophomore goalie Sean Guerin (Chicago, Ill.) made 39 saves.
  • The Owls turned to Swanson, who made 37 saves in the win.
NOTES
  • Keene State also defeated the Penmen 3-2 in overtime on November 12 at The Ice Den.
  • SNHU leads the all-time series 4-2 - Keene State's program restarted this season after nearly 40 years.
  • Nee scored his second goal of the season, and first since January 10 at Saint Anselm.
  • Lynch added his 15th assist and leads the Penmen in scoring with 20 points - Lynch won 18 of 24 face-offs.
  • McLachlan has scored three goals this season, all coming in the last seven games since January 17.
UP NEXT
  • The Penmen will play at Franklin Pierce on Friday (3:30 p.m.) and Saturday (6:30 p.m.)
  • The final regular season games will be against Saint Anselm College on February 14 and 15 at The Ice Den Arena in Hooksett.
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