MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team hosts Franklin Pierce University on Friday, Feb. 11 and Saturday, Feb. 12, closing out the regular season three-game series with the Ravens.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (9-10-2, 6-5-2 NE10)
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FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY RAVENS (6-13-1, 3-7-1 NE10)
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The Hawks split their weekend home-and-home series with Assumption University on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, falling by a 2-1 score at Assumption on Friday before posting a 6-2 win on Saturday from Sullivan Arena. Saint Anselm is now 9-10-2 on the season with a 6-5-2 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play. After hosting the Ravens, the Hawks host Post University on Tuesday, Feb. 15 before playing a home-and-home series with cross-town rival, Southern New Hampshire University on Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19 to conclude the regular season.

The Ravens are in the midst of a four-game winless stretch, falling to Anna Maria in their most recent contest on Feb. 8, 7-2. Franklin Pierce is now 6-13-1 overall and 3-7-1 against the NE10. After making the trip to the Hilltop, the Ravens play Assumption three times in five days to close out the regular season, starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

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SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• The Hawks matched a season-high scoring output on Feb. 5 in their 6-2 win over Assumption. Nine student-athletes recorded at least one point between the home-and-home series. In NE10 play since the turn of the calendar year, the Hawks are 5-3-1 and are 3-1-1 since concluding their non-conference slate on Jan. 22.
• Junior alternate captain Andrew Andary (Macomb, Mich.) leads the NE10 in points (31) and is tied for the conference lead in goals (15) while ranking second in assists (16). Andary is the first Saint Anselm student-athlete to eclipse the 30-point mark since the 2012-13 season when Mike Richard '13 and Liam McKillop both hit that mark.
• Andary has recorded at least one point in 15 games this season and has had eight-multi point efforts including three four-point games.
• Junior Matt Hayes (Salem, N.H.) and senior co-captain Kilian Hammersmith (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) recorded four points and three points in the weekend set against the Greyhounds to lead the Hawks offense. The duo ranks third and fourth on the team with 16 (6 G, 10 A) and 14 (4 G, 10 A) points each, respectively.
• Sophomore Tommy Schwartz (Ridgefield, Conn.) has netted eight goals and added 11 assists for 19 points to rank second on the squad. He leads all rookie eligible student-athletes in the NE10 in points.
• Junior goaltender Nick Howard (Burlington, Mass.) has started 20 of 21 games for the Hawks and is 9-9-2 on the season. He ranks second in the conference with a 2.84 goals-against average. His .907 save percentage is good for fourth while his 546 total saves are also second most in the conference.
• Howard can move into the top-10 in the men's ice hockey single season save total with 17 saves.  He currently trails Jason Rafuse '07 and Robert Kang '14 who are tied for ninth with 562.
• The Hawks are 14-83 in power play scenarios, converting at 16.9%. On the penalty kill, Saint Anselm is killing off penalties at 17.8%, allowing 18 goals in 101 shorthanded scenarios.

SCOUTING FRANKLIN PIERCE

• The Ravens netted back-to-back goals to close the second period and open the third stanza, cutting the deficit to 3-2 but four goals, including two on the power play propelled Anna Maria to a 7-2 win on Feb. 8.
• Conor Foley leads the team with 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points. In the conference, he ranks fourth in those categories.
• Cody Rumsey and Chris Stevenson are tied for second on the squad with 18 points. Rumsey had netted seven goals and added 11 assists while Stevenson has six tallies and 12 helpers.
• Ryan Gorbertt, David Cambria, and Vito Carlo have recorded double-digit points for Franklin Pierce.
• Ian Wallace has started 10 games for the Ravens. He is 3-6-1 with a 3.59 goals-against average and a .897 save percentage. Kyle Martin and Adam Carman have drawn five and four starts each. Martin has a 3.74 goals against and a .859 save percentage while Carman sits at 3.38 and .895.
• Franklin Pierce is converting on the power play at 18.9%, netting 20 goals on 106 opportunities. The team has allowed 28 goals to opposing power play units in 89 times shorthanded, killing penalties at 68.5%.

ALL-TIME vs. FRANKLIN PIERCE

• The two-game set marks the 27th and 28th meetings in the all-time series with the Hawks holding a 22-4 record against the Ravens.
• Earlier this season, the Ravens grabbed a 5-3 win from Winchendon, Mass. The teams were tied at two through two periods but a pair of third period goals by Franklin Pierce propelled them to the win. Hammersmith, freshman Luke Mix (Winchester, Mass.), and senior Kevin Ouellette (Arlington, Mass.) netted the goals in the contest for the Hawks.
• Franklin Pierce has won back-to-back games over the Saint Anselm for the first time in the series history. When playing at Sullivan Arena, the Hawks are 12-1-0 against the Ravens.
• Saint Anselm won the first 19 meetings in the all-time series, starting on Jan. 6, 2003 spanning to Nov. 6, 2018.