HOOKSETT, N.H. – The Morrisville Men's Ice Hockey team hit the road on Saturday afternoon for the opening game of the Southern New Hampshire University PAL Cup.  Facing off against the host Penmen, the Mustangs scored early and never looked back to take the 4-1 victory.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Morrisville 4, SNHU 1 (By period:  Morrisville 2-1-1, SNHU 0-1-0)
• Location: Hooksett, N.H.
• Records: Morrisville (5-3-0, Overall), SNHU (6-3-0 Overall)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Despite matching each other nearly shot for shot in the first period, it was the Mustangs who broke through with two goals in the first.
• Christian Vella (Rochester, N.Y.) put Morrisville on the board at 6:04 in the first, off of an assist from Ryan Bochert (Denver, Colo.).
• Just over five minutes later, Rich Hart (Liverpool, N.Y.) found the back of the net during a rare 4v4 situation to put the Mustangs up 2-0 at the 11:32 mark.  Bochert picked up his second assist of the day on the play.
• Up 2-0, Morrisville wasted little time in the second to give themselves a three-goal cushion.  Jestin Somero notched his fourth goal of the season at 1:21 in the second off of assists from Eric Melso (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Austin Johnson (Pawling, N.Y.).
• In a penalty riddled affair, SNHU was able to capitalize on a power play opportunity at the 14:14 mark in the second to cut the Morrisville lead to just two goals.
• Morrisville held the Penmen at bay for the remainder of the second period and for all of the third.
• SNHU pulled their goal tender with 45 seconds remaining in the contest to try to get one more offensive push, but Ben Sprague (Norfolk, N.Y.) shut that down quickly, posting the empty net goal at 19:26 to give Morrisville the 4-1 victory.
• Jared Young (Pueblo West, Colo.) picked up the win in net for the Mustangs, recording 35 saves.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Mustangs will return to the SNHU ice tomorrow against the winner of the Wentworth and UMass Dartmouth winner.  Game time is to be determined and will be announced on our schedule when available.

 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2019 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.
 
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