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Posted: Feb 07, 2025

Ravens Explode in First Period, But Fall Short 4-2

Shannen Hardy
Shannen Hardy
Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 10:00 - Anderson, Cooper (Franklin Pierce)
1st - 14:04 - Frett, Matthew (Franklin Pierce)
2nd - 04:16 - Pomposelli, Ryan (Southern New Hampshire)
2nd - 13:35 - Watson, Kurt (Southern New Hampshire)
3rd - 00:35 - Lynch, Brendan (Southern New Hampshire)
3rd - 18:58 - Muthersbaugh, Alex (Southern New Hampshire)
Game Leaders
Southern New Hampshire
G: 4 Players (#12, #13, #24, #26) - 1
A: Brendan Lynch - 3
Sh: Stone Devlin - 5
Sv: Collin Berke - 23
Franklin Pierce
G: 2 Players (#14, #20) - 1
A: 3 Players (#2, #8, #21) - 1
Sh: Todd Branish - 4
Sv: Jeremy Connor - 25
Team Stats
Full stats

Recap by student-staff writer Colin Struckman

WINCHENDON, Mass. (2/7/25)  – Despite a hot start from the Ravens striking for 2 first period goals, they couldn't contain the Southern New Hampshire Penmen for the remaining two periods and came up short 4-2 on Friday afternoon in Northeast-10 conference action.

Score: SNHU 4, Franklin Pierce 2
Records: Franklin Pierce (1-23-1, 1-16-0 NE-10), SNHU (11-12-1, 10-6-1 NE-10)
Location: Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, Winchendon, M.A.
Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • The Ravens struck first at exactly the midway marker of the 1st period. Off a shot from junior defenseman Doug McGuire (Elk Grove Village, Ill.), junior forward Austin Pick (Troutdale, Ore.) slid the loose puck in front to sophomore forward Cooper Anderson (Marquette, Mich.). Anderson then whacked it home to give the Ravens the 1-0 lead.
  • The Ravens extended their lead 4:04 later in the period. Freshman forward Sam Mitchell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) waltzed into the attacking zone and dished a pass in front to freshman forward Matthew Frett (Cherry Hill, N.J.) who backhanded it into the cage to make it 2-0 Ravens.
  • The Penmen came out firing to begin the 2nd period. Ryan Pomposelli took advantage of a 2-on-1 and fired it past Jeremy Connor (Hazlet, N.J.) to make it a 2-1 deficit.
  • The remainder of the 2nd period didn't treat the Ravens kindly. Kurt Watson tied the score at 2-2 with a beautiful backhander, sneaking it past the short side of Jeremy Connor. The game remained tied 2-2 entering the 3rd period.
  • The momentum for the Penmen carried over into the 3rd period, taking the lead 35 seconds into the frame. Brendan Lynch picked up the rebound in the slot and roofed it upstairs for the go-ahead goal.
  • The Penmen iced the game with an empty netter with 1:02 left in regulation courtesy of Alex Muthersbaugh.

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:

  • The Penmen outshot the Ravens 29-25.
  • Jeremy Connor suffered the loss, making 25 saves in net for the Ravens.
  • The Ravens went 0-3 on the power play. The Penmen went 0-1. 

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens will aim for the split tomorrow night (2/8) at home against the Penmen on Senior Night. Puck drop is at 6:30 p.m.