GARDNER, Mass. – Junior
Max Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) and sophomore
Luke Linart (Holland, Mich.) each netted a pair of goals in a dominant Northeast-10 Conference First Round win over Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday night by a final score of 8-2. The Hawks improve to 10-17-2 on the season while the Ravens end the year with a 13-15-0 overall record.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm advances to the NE10 Semifinals taking on top-seeded Assumption University on Saturday, February 24 in Worcester, Mass. The game is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. puck drop from the Worcester Ice Arena.
Score: Saint Anselm 8, Franklin Pierce 2
Records: Saint Anselm 10-17-2, Franklin Pierce 13-15-0
Location: Gardner, Mass. (Gardner Veteran's Ice Arena)
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Attendance: 227
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior Max Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) fired the first shot on target for the Hawks to force an early save from the Ravens goalie Jeremy Connor. Less than four minutes into the game, Franklin Pierce took a 1-0 edge following a costly mistake in front of the net. Saint Anselm fought off a flurry of shots with freshman goalie Cam Carroll (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) posting six saves.
- The Hawks gained traction on the attack firing nine consecutive shot attempts featuring a pair of shots from seniors Alec Grace (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Liam Lyons (Gloucester, Mass.). Both teams continued to exchange shots towards the end of the period until junior Luke Mix (Winchester, Mass.) dished a centering pass to freshman Patrick DeMarinis (Manasquan, N.J.) who tapped the puck into the back of the net before the break to even the score at 1-1.
- Lyons quickly answers for the Hawks just 42 seconds into the second period by blasting the puck into the top left shelf off the helper from Grace to put Saint Anselm ahead 2-1. The Hawks kept pushing their attack outshooting the Ravens 12-6 approaching the midway point of the period featuring four stops by Carroll and two blocks by junior Will van der Veen (Duxbury, Mass.).
- At the 9:46 mark, Burum wristed a quick shot in front of Franklin Pierce's net to extend Saint Anselm's led to 3-1. The Hawks second-period dominance continued scoring two more goals in the final five minutes of the period, respectively. Sophomore Luke Linart (Holland, Mich) notched his first goal of the night at the 15:47 mark followed a few minutes later by Burum sneaking the puck around Connor for his second score of the night to make it 5-1 Hawks heading into the third period.
- Once again, Saint Anselm came out strong to start the final period of the game as Linart netted his second goal with sophomore Alex Hoitt (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and Burum credited with the assists. About 16 seconds later, junior Hunter Brackett (Harwick Port, Mass.) notched a score at the 1:06 mark to extend Saint Anselm's lead to 7-1.
- Franklin Pierce immediately went on the man advantage, their second power play of the night, but only produced one shot that Carroll was able to save. The Ravens kept battling after the Hawks killed their power play, outshooting Saint Anselm 6-2 before finding the back of the net at the 7:06 mark to make it 7-2.
- Shortly after Saint Anselm fought off a five-minute Franklin Pierce power play, senior Will Christensen (Ridgefield, Conn.) netted his fifth score of the season to seal Saint Anselm's ticket to the semifinal round defeating the Ravens by a final score of 8-2.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Despite the score line, Franklin Pierce outshot Saint Anselm by a slight 51-49 margin in the game with 49 of the Ravens shots on target in comparison to the Hawks with 41 on frame.
- The Hawks won the block battle in the contest tallying 14 total blocks featuring a team-high 4 blocks from van der Veen.
- Both teams were even from the faceoff dot winning 39 draws apiece. Christensen led Saint Anselm with 12 wins off 23 faceoff attempts.
- The Hawks fended off three Raven power plays in the game holding their opponents to a combined nine shots. Saint Anselm registered four short-handed shots and went 0-for-1 with the extra skater.
- Linart and Burum each earned a new career-high in points after both Hawks recorded two goals and a pair of assists for four points apiece. Brackett also set a new career-high with four points after tallying a goal and a team-high three assists for Saint Anselm.
- DeMarinis, Lyons, and Christensen each netted a goal in the win tonight combining for 13 shots.
- Carroll earned his first NE10 postseason victory between the pipes for Saint Anselm after posting 49 saves and allowing just two goals.
- Saint Anselm is now 3-0 against Franklin Pierce in NE10 postseason competition owning an 18-4 score differential over the Ravens.
- This marks just the second time Saint Anselm has scored eight goals in an NE10 postseason contest. The first time was back in 2008 when the Hawks defeated crosstown rivals Southern New Hampshire University 8-4 on Mar. 5 in the semifinal round.
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