Ravens Drop Close Battle at SNHU, Fall 2-1 

Recap by student-staff writer Colin Struckman 

HOOKSET, N.H. (12/7/24)– Despite a solid all-around performance from the Franklin Pierce men's ice hockey team, they fell short 2-1 to the Southern New Hampshire University Penmen on Saturday night on the road in Northeast-10 conference play. 

Score: SNHU 2, Franklin Pierce 1 

Records: Franklin Pierce (0-12-1, 0-8-0 NE-10), SNHU (6-6-0, 5-3-0 NE-10) 

Location: Hookset, N.H. (The Ice Den Arena) 

Date: December 7, 2024 

 HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The first period proved to be a scoreless tie between both teams. The Penmen controlled the period, outshooting the Ravens 13-6.  

• The Ravens struck first 3:02 into the second period. Graduate defenseman Dimitris Christou (Skaneatleles, NY) pinched on the right boards and kept the puck in the attacking zone. He then dished a pass to the left point for sophomore defenseman TJ Branish (Littleton, Colo.) who fired a wrister from the left circle that was tipped in front by sophomore forward Nick Tessier (Beaver Falls, Pa.). The Ravens took the 1-0 lead.  

• The Penmen responded 9:43 later. Anthony Marchant buried the equalizer, assisted by Brendan Lynch and Ryan Pomposelli to tie the score at one a piece. The game remained a 1-1 tie heading into the third period. 

• 14:56 into the third period the Penmen scored the go-ahead goal courtesy of Tyler Murray, assisted by Bryan McLachlan and Brendan Lynch to secure the 2-1 win over the Ravens and the series sweep.  

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: 

• The Penmen outshot the Ravens 37-28.  

• Sophomore Riley Mastowksi (Jamestown, Pa.) suffered the loss in net for the Ravens despite a remarkable 35-save performance.  

• The Ravens went 0-2 on the power play and the Penmen went 0-3.  

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens return to action in 2025 as they'll take on the Rivier Raiders on Friday, January 3rd on the road. Puck drop for that contest is at 5:40 p.m.