THE BASICS:

-Score: Assumption 3, Southern New Hampshire 6

-Records: Assumption (2-6-2, 1-3-0); Southern New Hampshire (4-7-1, 3-1-1 NE-10)

-The Lead: Despite two goals off the stick of sophomore Brian Farrell (Island Park, N.Y. / West Boca), the Assumption College ice hockey team dropped a 6-3 final to the visiting Penmen of Southern New Hampshire on Friday evening. SNHU scored twice in the final minutes of the game for the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-The Hounds nearly got out to a 1-0 lead on a near miss from junior Nick Fenuccio (Keene, N.H. / Keene) on the first play just seconds into the game, but 4:59 into the first period it was SNHU that claimed the advantage on a goal from Kyle Valliere.

-The Penmen increased their lead in the 15th minute when Sean McTiernan capitalized on a power play with a left-side shot from the blue line.

-The Hounds reduced the deficit to one when Farrell snuck a quick shot into the bottom left corner of the net. Farrell waited on the left side as junior Ryan Gomez (Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Valley) and freshman Matt Damelio (Rochester, N.Y. / Northwood) attempted to find the back of the net. Farrell collected the rebound and buried the puck to come within one, 2-1 SNHU. 

-The Penmen fired two straight in the second period, the first just 1:21 into the frame, for a 4-1 advantage until Gomez blasted a shot from the left side, assisted by seniors Alex Erban (Attleboro, Mass. / Mount Saint Charles) and Brandon Bete (Greenfield, Mass. / Northfield Mount Hermon) to make it 4-2.

-Assumption's Farrell notched his second goal of the game 13 minutes into the third period to once again bring the score within one, 4-3, before two goals within 33 seconds by the Penmen clinched the victory for SNHU.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-Overall, Assumption outshot the Penmen 55-28 including 20-10 advantages in both the second and third periods.

-Farrell led Assumption with two goals while Damelio and Bete each notched two assists apiece.

-Sophomore Tommy Mahoney (Braintree, Mass. / Braintree) led the Hounds in shots on goal with seven, followed by Erban who posted six on the day.

-The Hounds claimed 41-of-79 faceoffs.

-SNHU's Ryan Slatky posted 52 saves while the Hound goalies combined for 28,

-Senior Chris Hemhauser (Old Saybrook, Conn. / Glastonbury) takes the loss for the Hounds. He played the first 30:56 in net for Assumption, collecting 12 saves and allowing four goals before junior Nick Commesso (Marshfield, Mass. / The Governor's Academy) relieved him. Commesso registered 10 saves in 29:04.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

-Gomez's goal marks his first of the season. The junior now leads the league in points with 12 on one goal and 11 assists.

-Gomez also leads the league in assists with 11.

-Assumption ranks second in the NE-10 in scoring offense with 3.10 goals per game.

UP NEXT:

-Assumption continues its three-game home stand on Wednesday, Dec. 9, against Framingham State at 7:35 p.m. The Hounds will follow it up with an NE-10 contest against Saint Michael's on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 6:35 p.m.

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