WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's ice hockey team will head to the Northeast-10 Championship as the top seed. The Greyhounds will take on Southern New Hampshire University in the NE10 Finals on Saturday, March 2, at 3:00 pm at the Worcester Ice Center.
 
NE10 TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
 
Assumption went 3-1 on the year against Southern New Hampshire. The two teams first met in Worcester on the January 12-13 weekend. The Greyhounds took both games, winning 5-1 in each contest. The Penmen exacted their revenge on Friday, February 16^th, when SNHU won 2-1. The following day, the Greyhounds soured the Penmen's Senior Day with a 3-1 final to close the regular season.
 
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No. 1 Assumption University Greyhounds
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 24-7-0 (16-4-0 NE10), 11-2-0 at home, 11-5-0 on the road, 2-0-0 at neutral

• Assumption has the top-ranked offense (3.94) and the top-ranked defense (2.79) in the Northeast-10.
• The Greyhounds are 11-0 at home when scoring 3+ goals, while 0-2 while scoring two goals or less.
• Assumption cleaned up the NE10 All-Conference awards, as Ronny Paragallo (Player of the Year), John Woernle (Co-Defensive Player of the Year), Jonathan Surrette (Rookie of the Year), and head coach Michael Looney (Lance "Duke" Brady Coach of the Year) all came away with the major awards.
• The Greyhounds have won the NE10 Championship twice (2021-22 and 2016-17).
• Assumption has the fourth highest-scoring team in the history of the Northeast-10 Conference (since 2003-04) with 122 goals.

 
STATISTICS

• Goals: Ronny Paragallo (23), Jonathan Surrette (22), Ryan Decker (13)
• Assists: Ronny Paragallo (25), Shane Sullivan (22), John Woernle (21)
• Points: Ronny Paragallo (48), Jonathan Surrette (35), Shane Sullivan (31)
• GAA: Clement Labillois (2.08), Callum Welch (2.25), Thomas McLarnon (2.91)
• Save Percentage: Callum Welch (0.941), Clement Labillois (0.936), Thomas McLarnon (0.912)
• Saves: Thomas McLarnon (528), Callum Welch (206), Clement Labillois (175)

 
PLAYOFF HISTORY

• 2019: Fell to Saint Anselm 2-1 in the Semifinals.  
• 2020: Fell to Franklin Pierce in the NE10 Semifinals, 4-3.
• 2021: COVID
• 2022: Defeated Franklin Pierce (4-3), Stonehill (5-2), and Post (4-3) en route to the NE10 Championship
• 2023: Defeated Post 7-2 before falling to Saint Michael's 7-3 in the Semifinals 
• 2024: Rallied to defeat Saint Anselm 7-5 in the Semifinals.

 
No. 3 Southern New Hampshire University Penmen
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record: 14-13-2 (10-9-1 NE10) 7-4-2 at home, 6-7-0 on the road, 1-2-0 at neutral

• Southern New Hampshire has the fifth-ranked offense (2.66) and the second-best defense (2.87) in the conference.
• The Penmen had just one All-NE10 recipient, as netminder Collin Berke was selected to the All-Rookie Team.
• Southern New Hampshire has won the NE10 Championship three times, last done in the 2018-19 season.  

 
STATISTICS

• Goals: Kurt Watson (13), Matt Amante (11), Brendan Lynch (8)
• Assists: Brendan Lynch (17), Matt Amante (13), Kurt Watson (12), Ryan Poposelli (12)
• Points: Brendan Lynch (25), Kurt Watson (25), Matt Amante (24)
• GAA: Colin Berke (2.31), Cam Bernard (2.38), Sean Guerin (3.28)
• Save Percentage: Colin Berke (0.930), Sean Guerin (0.907), Cam Bernard (0.900)
• Saves: Sean Guerin (485), Collin Berke (412), Cam Bernard (9)

 
PLAYOFF HISTORY

• 2019: Defeated Saint Michal's (3-2) in the Semifinals before downing Saint Anselm (4-3) to win the NE10 Championship.
• 2020: DNQ
• 2021: COVID
• 2022: Lost to Post University 3-2 in overtime in the Semifinals.
• 2023: Fell to Franklin Pierce 3-1 in the first round.
• 2024: Defeated Post (4-1) and Saint Michael's (5-1)

 
ALL-TIME SERIES

• The all-time series is tied at 40-40-5.

 
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