Gardner, Mass. (11/17/2023) -- The Franklin Pierce Men's Ice Hockey team suffered a 6-2 loss at home in the weekend opener versus Southern New Hampshire.  

Score: Franklin Pierce 2, Southern New Hampshire 6 
Records: Franklin Pierce (3-4, 2-3 NE10); Southern New Hampshire (2-3, 1-2 NE10) 
Location: Gardner, Mass, Gardner Veterans Ice Arena 
Date: Friday November 17, 2023 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Penman got it started early with a one-on-one shot from Jack Gray who slotted it through the five-hole giving the Penman an early 1-0 lead. 

• The Penman would get the next goal with three minutes left in the period off an odd bounce of the boards that Raven goaltender Brogan McDonald (Gorham, Maine) tried to retrieve but Kurt Watson was able to beat him to the net making it 2-0. 

• Jack Gray would strike again scoring on another one-on-one versus McDonald and thread it past him making it 3-0. 

• But three minutes later, Jackson Dobek (Natick, Mass.) was able to clean up a rebound chance and get the Ravens on the board 3-1.  

• Mere seconds after the Ravens got their first Kurt Watson yet again broke through on a one-on-one and bested McDonald for the Penman fourth goal of the game.  

• Nine minutes later, Todd Branish (Littleton, Colo.) from behind the net slotted it to Devin Rohrich (Pittsburg, PA) and easily passed it into the net for the Ravens second and final goal of the game.  

• Then 33 seconds into the third period, Matt Amante shot it with bodies in front and got it past new Raven goalie Jeremy Connor (Hazlet, NJ) making it 5-1. 

• Then with under two minutes remaining in the third, Connor Ball shot it from center ice on the empty net scoring the game sealer 6-2. 

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS: 

• Brogan McDonald made 16 saves on 20 shots. Jeremy Connor made 18 saves on 19 shots. Penman goaltender Colin Burke made 19 saves on 21 shots. 

• Franklin Pierce was outshot by Southern New Hampshire 40-21 

• Ravens were 0-2 on the power play while the Penman were 0 for 5. 

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: 

• The Ravens look to bounce back and split the weekend series versus the Penman of Southern New Hampshire Saturday at 5:30 pm.