Wildcats Defeat Sacred Heart, 4-1

Sunday, January 8

Durham, N.H.

3 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-16-1

Sacred Heart

11-8-1

Sacred Heart

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu participated in the Ceremonial Puck Drop with Chase Stevenson and Braeden Tuck.

Photo by: China Wong

1/8/2023 6:59:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Four Wildcats scored and David Fessenden made 23 saves.

DURHAM, N.H. – Four different Wildcats found the back of the net and senior goaltender David Fessenden (Parker, Colo.) made 23 saves as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team defeated Sacred Heart, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Whittemore Center in non-conference action.

Senior forward Ryan Black (Pomfret, Conn.), senior captain Chase Stevenson (West Kelowna, British Columbia), freshman forward Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.) and sophomore forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) each scored for UNH.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu participated in a Ceremonial Puck Drop before the game.

The Wildcats, who have won two straight and three of their last five, improve to 6-16-1, while the Pioneers fall to 11-8-1.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will play at No. 15 UMass on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. on ESPN+
The next home game is versus No. 17 UMass Lowell on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center on ESPN+ presented by Kennebunk Savings Bank.
The game versus UMass Lowell is also Family Hockey Day with a spaghetti dinner and activities that will include (but are not limited to) face painting, button making, personalized pennants, cornhole, and so much more. Tickets for Family Hockey Day are $42 for dinner, activities and game ticket, and $38 for ages 12 and under and 65+.
Go to UNHWildcats.com/Tickets or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000 to catch the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.

Score: New Hampshire 4, Sacred Heart 1
Records: UNH 6-16-1, SHU 11-8-1.
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Sunday, January 8, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Attendance: 4,205

BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Just 4:27 into the first period, Black received a pass from junior defenseman Nikolai Jenson (Cold Spring, Minn.) and made a move around goalie Luke Lush scoring on a backhander.

GOOAALLL!!! Ryan Black scores to put the 'Cats up 1-0! Watch live on ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/BuMDaMnCO1#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/OcNXCCU5jS — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 8, 2023

Then at 14:32, Jenson took a shot from the point, as Black passed the rebound across the crease for Stevenson who knocked in the puck blocker side to double the 'Cats lead.

GOOOOAAAAAL!!! Chase Stevenson scores to double the lead! Watch live on ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/BuMDaMnCO1#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/Fj5TdYr5kb — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 8, 2023

At 8:31 of the second period, Austin Magera scored off a rebound from a shot by Todd Goehring on the blocker side of Fessenden.
Just seven seconds after the opening faceoff of the third period, LeClerc went on a breakaway and scored glove side on Lush. Devlin posted an assist on the goal.

GOOOAAALLL!! Cy LeClerc scores a shorthanded goal seven seconds into the third period! Watch live on ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/BuMDaMnCO1#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/yc1MBnbqvR — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 8, 2023

At 18:02, to cap off the 'Cats win, Devlin scored an empty net goal from the slot for the 4-1 final.

GOOOOAAAALLL!!! Liam Devlin scores an empty net goal! 'Cats go up 4-1! Watch live on ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/BuMDaMnCO1#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/9MtRx21Ho6 — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 8, 2023

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Fessenden made 23 saves, while Lush tallied 24 saves for the Pioneers.
UNH outshot SHU, 28-24.
The Wildcats went 0-4 on the power play, while the Pioneers went 0-2.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

UNH now leads the all-time series versus the Pioneers, 1-0-1.
LeClerc scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season.
Three Wildcats recorded multi-point games as Black and Devlin each had one goal and one assist, while Jenson tallied two assists.
Stevenson is now tied for the team-lead with two game-winning goals this season.
Devlin is on a four-game point streak with four goals and three assists for seven points during this stretch.
UNH went 5-5-0 versus non-conference opponents this season.

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