HOOKSETT, N.H. – Head Coach Ed Seney earned his 300th career victory as the Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team posted a 7-1 victory over Southern New Hampshire University Tuesday evening at the Ice Den.  With the victory, the Hawks improve to 4-3-1 on the season while the Penmen fall to 1-9-1 overall on the year.

Seney, in his 10th season with Saint Anselm College, now holds a career record of 300-287-37.  Prior to his tenure behind the bench at Saint Anselm, Seney was the head coach of what is now SUNY Potsdam for 14 years, accumulating a record of 169-187-16 with the Bears.  Since joining the Hawks, Seney holds a 131-101-17 record (.560), ranking second all-time in program history in winning percentage.

A graduate of New England College in 1981, Seney served as an assistant coach at his alma-mater prior to serving as an assistant coach at Norwich University and Clarkson University.  A three-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year at Potsdam, Seney has also won Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year three times while piloting the Hawks to four Northeast-10 Conference championship titles.  In addition, Seney has reached the final championship game in nine of his 10 seasons.

In tonight's contest, a non-conference tilt for both teams, freshman Johnny Daniels (Andover, Mass.) potted what became the game-winning goal at 15:08 of the first period, lifting Saint Anselm to the early 2-0 lead.  Kevin Vanous (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Steve Mollo (Saunderstown, R.I.) collected assists on Daniels' second marker of the season.

Joey Agliato (Hauppage, N.Y.) opened the scoring in the game at 11:27 of the first period, knocking home a Kody Grondin (Hampton, N.H.) feed for his third goal of the game.  After a Charles Wisniewski unassisted goal to open play in the second period, the Hawks rattled off five unanswered goals to secure Seney's 300th career victory.

Tucker Mullin (Andover, Mass.) and Timothy King (Weymouth, Mass.) each potted their third goals of the season at 6:20 and 15:38 of the middle stanza, respectively, to bolster the Hawks lead.  Tyler Savage (Johns Creek, Ga.) contributed his second goal of the game to lift Saint Anselm to a 5-1 advantage exiting second period play.

Liam McKillop (New York, N.Y.) scored his second collegiate goal at 1:24 of the third period, as Vanous recorded his third assist of the contest.  Sean Jenkins (Boston, Mass.) concluded the evening's scoring with his team-leading fourth goal of the season, unassisted, at 6:39 of the third period.

Saint Anselm goaltender Nick Dries (Commerce Township, Mich.) posted his first collegiate victory in tonight's game, turning aside 18-of-19 shots on goal that he faced.  His counterpart, Tyler Holske, drew his ninth loss, halted 47-of-54 Saint Anselm shots on net.

The Hawks were 2-for-5 on the power play.  The Penmen finished 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

NOTABLES: Head Coach Ed Seney collected his 300th career victory this evening and boasts a 300-288-37 (.510) record between SUNY Potsdam and Saint Anselm…Since joining the Hawks prior to the 2002-03 season, Seney holds a 131-101-17 record (.560), ranking second all-time in program history in winning percentage…Saint Anselm holds a 25-2-1 record against Southern New Hampshire University all time in 28 career meetings between the cross-town rivals…The Hawks are in the midst of a two-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents by a cumulative 18-2 margin…Saint Anselm saw seven different goal scorers in tonight's contest…Goaltender Nick Dries posted his first collegiate victory this evening…Kevin Vanous posted his first career three assist game tonight…The Hawks outshot the Penmen by a 54-to-19 margin, including a 21-to-5 spread in the second period.

The Hawks return to action Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 as they face-off against the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University in a 7:00 p.m. contest on the road.  Stay up-to-date with the latest news, including game previews and recaps, directly from the Saint Anselm College athletic department by friending us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/STAHawks) and following us on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/STAHawks).