Nichols 8, SNHU 1
Harrisville, R.I. – June Rockwell Levy Rink
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Â
All-Time Series & StreaksThe Bison move to 4-0-1 in the last five meetings with the Penmen though Southern New Hampshire leads the all-time series still at 10-5-4.
Three Stars of the Game 1 – Senior
Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.) (Nichols) – scored a pair of goals
2 – Senior
Steve Lecey (Cedarburg, Wis.) (Nichols) – had an assist in each period of the game
3 – Freshman
Matthew Menta (Lima, Pa.) (Nichols) – finished with a goal and an assist to go with a team-high six shots
Quick SynopsisThe Bison are now 5-0-0 at June Rockwell Levy Rink this season and outscoring their opponents 28-8. Butler scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season less than two minutes of game time apart spanning two periods. The Bison saw goals from each of the four lines through the course of the game.
Key Stat of the GameThe Bison outshot their opponent – for only the fifth time this season – 38-33.
Turning PointThe Penmen scored at 8:53 of the first period to pull within a goal before the Bison rattled off 6 unanswered goals over the final two periods to take the game 8-1.
Quick Hits- The Bison registered a season-high 14 assists in the game while matching their season-high with eight goals.
- Freshman
Adam Morrison (Marcomb, Mich.) scored his first collegiate-goal at 11:41 of the third period to close out the scoring in the game for the Bison.
- The Penmen scored their goal at 8:53 of the first period. Senior Anthony Laperriere (Winchendon, Mass.) took a pass from junior Nathan Bergeron (Auburn, Maine), gained the blue line and fired a shot over the blocker of senior goaltender
Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.). Sophomore Connor Ryan (Randolph, N.J.) was credited with the second helper on the goal.
- Along with the three stars of the game, four other Bison had two points – freshman
Evan Schwartz (Long Beach, N.Y.) (1-1-2), freshman
Ben Campbell (Duluth, Minn.) (1-1-2), freshman
Blake Kelley (Woodbury, Minn.) (1-1-2), and sophomore
Scott Cuthrell (Waterford, Mich.) (0-2-2).
- Larson stopped 32 shots on his way to his nation-leading ninth win of the year. Sophomore Ryan Slatky (Manchester, N.H.) took the loss after making 22 saves over the first 41:56. Sophomore Tyler Kraft (New Hartford, N.Y.) made 8 saves and allowed two goals in the final 18:03.
Next upNichols (10-1-0) – Thursday, December 10 at Plymouth St., 6:00 p.m.
SNHU (4-8-1) – Thursday, December 10 at Western New Eng., 7:10 p.m.
Â