#17 Wildcats Drop 3-1 Contest at Merrimack

Saturday, February 10

North Andover, Mass.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

14-11-1, 7-8-1

Merrimack

11-17-1, 4-14-1

New Hampshire

Merrimack

Ryan Conmy

Photo by: Lauren Hearn

2/10/2024 11:00:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Cy LeClerc scores his ninth goal of the season.

By: UNH Wildcats

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Sophomore forward Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.) scored his ninth goal of the season but the No. 17 University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell at Merrimack, 3-1, on Saturday evening at Lawler Arena in Hockey East action.

With the loss, the Wildcats fall to 14-11-1 (7-8-1 Hockey East), while the Warriors improve to 11-17-1 (4-14-1 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

UNH will return home for the Battle Border presented by Buffalo Wild Wings when the 'Cats take on No. 7 Maine on Feb. 16-17 for White Out the Whitt at 7 p.m. Both games are sold out. Friday will be on NESN and is presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, while Saturday is presented by Eastern Propane & Oil. Both games will also be shown on ESPN+.
The Wildcats will then play three more home regular season games versus UMass (Feb. 24), Boston College (March 1) and UMass Lowell (March 9).
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Score: Merrimack 3, #17 New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (14-11-1, 7-8-1 Hockey East); MC (11-17-1, 4-14-1 Hockey East)
Location: North Andover, Mass. (Lawler Arena)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After the Warriors took a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals by Luke Wellandt (11:16) and Alex Jefferies (12:54), the Wildcats cut the deficit to 2-1 at 15:07 when LeClerc scored on a wrist shot from the point for the power play goal. Senior Nick Cafarelli (Middleton, Mass.) and freshman forward Ryan Conmy (Alexandria, Va.) each posted an assist. The goal was LeClerc's ninth of the season.

Cy LeClerc scores from the point to put the 'Cats on the board! Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/KYGjQ1Vf2Y Watch Live on @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/92zW8nwZmX #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/JyC1NtQW4W — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) February 11, 2024

The second period went scoreless as each team took four shots.
The Wildcats went with an empty net with 2:04 remaining in the third period but with 30 seconds left Filip Forsmark scored in the empty net for the 3-1 final score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

UNH outshot Merrimack, 22-20.
The Wildcats went 1-3 on the power play and the Warriors went 0-2 on the power play.
Junior goalie Jakob Hellsten (Ljusdal, Sweden) recorded 17 saves for the Wildcats and is now 9-8-1 on the year, while Hugo Ollas tallied 21 saves for the Warriors and improves to 5-7-0.