Schneider named NE-10 and ECAC NE Player of the Week after six points in two games; Tuttle earns NE-10 Goaltender of the Week award after first two career wins

RINDGE, N.H. (February 4, 2008) – Franklin Pierce University junior Coursen Schneider (Stony Point, N.Y./Avon Old Farms) and sophomore Jon Tuttle (Concord, N.H./Concord) both earned weekly conference men’s ice hockey awards on Monday afternoon. Schneider was named the Player of the Week by both the Northeast-10 Conference and the ECAC Northeast Conference, while Tuttle was tabbed as the NE-10 Goaltender of the Week for the week ending February 3.

Schneider earns his first career conference honors after recording three goals and three assists in the Ravens’ two wins last week. In his first game back following an eight-game layoff due to injury, the junior winger potted a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the second period, as the Ravens took down Worcester State College, 4-3, on Wednesday. Schneider then came back with a goal and a career-high three assists in the team’s 8-4 win over Assumption College on Saturday night.

Despite playing in only 12 games this season, the Stony Point, N.Y., native has scored nine goals and added eight assists for 17 points, all career highs. Schneider ranks third on the team in goals and is tied for sixth in points, and his six power-play tallies are second-best on the team as well. The junior leads both the Northeast-10 and the ECAC Northeast in power-play points per game (1.08/game) behind six goals and seven assists, while also leading the Northeast-10 in goals per game (0.75/game) and power-play goals per game (0.50/game).

In 56 career games, Schneider has scored 16 goals and assisted on 21 for 37 points, ranking in the top-10 all-time at Franklin Pierce in all three categories. He is tied for seventh in career goals at the school, ninth in career points and 10th in career assists as a junior. Schneider also became the first Raven to record two four-point games in one season this year, counting Saturday’s game and his two-goal, two-assist effort on Nov. 12 at Worcester State.

Tuttle was named the NE-10 Goaltender of the Week for the first time in his career after earning two victories in the first two starts of his collegiate career last week. The sophomore made his first career start on Wednesday against Worcester State and made 24 saves on 27 shots to earn his first collegiate victory, including some clutch saves in the third period to secure the win. Tuttle followed up with a 25-save performance against NE-10 opponent Assumption to gain his second consecutive win on Saturday.

The Concord, N.H., native has appeared in three games this season for the Ravens, including his two starts. In limited action, Tuttle leads Franklin Pierce with a 3.43 goals against average and an .871 save percentage to go along with his unblemished 2-0-0 record.

Franklin Pierce (6-14-0, 1-3-0 NE-10, 4-8-0 ECAC NE) will carry a two-game winning streak into the team’s final regular-season home game of 2007-08 on Saturday, as the Ravens host UMass Dartmouth on Senior Night at the Winchendon School Ice Arena beginning at 7 p.m.