Schoen was named NE10 Tournament MVP, Wright and Meade on All-Tournament Team 

BRIGHTON, Massachusetts (March 7, 2020) – The Stonehill College ice hockey team, seeded third in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament, defeated Franklin Pierce University, the fourth-seeded team, in the title game Saturday night at Warrior Ice Arena with a 3-1 score.

By the Numbers:

• Stonehill's (13-11-5, 8-6-4 NE10) Charles Page, Cameron Wright , and Zachary Frament recorded the goals.
• Teddy McElaney, Kayser Raei, Jack Hall, Ryan Meade, Brendan Nehmer, and John Peloso tallied assists in the win.
• Senior Matthew Schoen recorded 46 saves in the Championship game.
• Franklin Pierce University (16-12-4, 8-7-3 NE10) saw Conor Foley with the lone tally, while Ryan Gorbett and Mitch Dolese assisted in the goal. In net, Ian Wallace stopped 38 shots.
• The Skyhawks were outshot by the Ravens 47-41, as Stonehill went 1-for-3 in power play opportunities and Franklin Pierce went 0-for-1.

How It Happened:

• Stonehill held the shot advantage in the first period, 17-14, as they went on their first power play opportunity at 9:34. The Skyhawks got off four shots but the Ravens killed the penalty.
• The Skyhawks cleared the puck from their defensive zone and Page received the handoff, turning around and sending it top shelf past Wallace for his 11th goal of the season and 20th of his career at 8:45 in the second period, for a 1-0 advantage.
• At 15:44 in the second frame, Franklin Pierce won the faceoff in their attacking zone and Wright intercepted a pass skating it through the neutral zone. Wright slid it in past Wallace for the senior's 17th goal of the season and 40th of his career to put the Skyhawks up 2-0.
• Stonehill was able to defend its first and only penalty of the game, as Franklin Pierce recorded four shots on net.
• Two minutes following the power play, Franklin Pierce continued to jam away at Schoen as Foley was able to put it past him at 10:22, to cut the deficit to one, 2-1.
• Under a minute remaining, Franklin Pierce pulled Wallace during their third penalty kill and Stonehill charged forward on a breakaway as Frament found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season, fourth power play, and second empty net goal at 19:19.  

Schoen was named MVP of the Tournament, as he is the second Skyhawk to earn the award (PHOTO BY: Mike Tureski)

Outside the Glass:

• This is the Skyhawks fifth appearance in the NE10 Championship game and 19^th appearance in the NE10 Tournament since 1999.
• This is second time in five years that the Skyhawks have appeared in the Tournament, with the last time being in 2015-16 when Stonehill won their second NE10 Championship, as the Championship game against Saint Anselm College was canceled due to health concerns and the Skyhawks won the title as they highest remaining seed.
• This is the first winning season since 2015-16, where the team went 13-9-4, 5-1-2 NE10. This is the eighth season since 1999 that the Skyhawks have had a record at .500 or higher.
• Schoen was named MVP for the Tournament and he is just the second Skyhawk to earn the award, as James Florentino '09 was named the MVP in 2007. 
• Senior Jack Scannell was in the lineup for his 100^th-career game played with the Purple and White. He is the fifth Skyhawk to reach this milestone this season, along with classmates Michael Seibold , Cameron Wright, Connor Jewett, and Ryan Meade.

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2020 NE10 All-Tournament Team

MVP – Matthew Schoen (Stonehill College)
Cameron Wright (Stonehill College)
Ryan Meade (Stonehill College)
Conor Foley (Franklin Pierce University)
Chris Stevenson (Franklin Pierce University)
Dante Maribito (Assumption College)
Thomas Flack (Saint Michael's College)

Elite-24 Award

Shepheard Stahel (Franklin Pierce University)