Seahawks host final non-conference game of season

Summary: Salve Regina University men's ice hockey hosts Southern New Hampshire in a non-conference contest.

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (6-9; 4-1 ECACNE) versus Southern New Hampshire (10-5-1; 3-1 Northeast-10)

Game date, time and site: Sat., Jan. 18, 2014; 7:35 p.m. @ Portsmouth Abbey

Video: http://bit.ly/YEVPHU (Salve Regina men's ice hockey on Ustream.tv)

Directions: http://bit.ly/162KQuB

Tickets: $5 (adults) and $3 (children); Salve Regina students with valid ID admitted free of charge

Series edge: Southern New Hampshire leads 6-4-2

Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 4-2, in Portsmouth, R.I., on Feb. 2, 2008

Last Penmen win in series: Southern New Hampshire won, 5-4, in Manchester, N.H., on Jan. 27, 2009

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• Salve Regina and Southern New Hampshire meet for the 12 time in program history.
• The Penmen hold a slight 6-4-2 series lead over the Seahawks. 
• Last time the two teams met, SNH defeated the Seahawks 5-4 in Manchester. 
• The Seahawks are 4-0-2 against the Penmen at the Portsmouth Abbey.

• Salve Regina is 1-3 on Jan. 18
• The last time the Seahawks won on Jan. 18 was against DII, Assumption, 6-5, in Worcester, Mass. in 2005.
• Southern New Hampshire is the second DII opponent Salve Regina will face on Jan. 18.

• Juniors Scott McMenimen, John Scorcia, and senior Alex Barr will handle the duties as captains this season. McMenimen and Scorcia are in their second year with a "C" on their jerseys while this is the first season for Barr. 

• Following Saturday's contest, the Seahawks get back to their ECAC Northeast schedule as Salve Regina travels to Burrillville, R.I. to face Nichols next Saturday at 7:40 p.m.
• After Nichols, the Seahawks remain in their home state and travel to Providence to face Johnson & Wales at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on January 28 at 7 p.m.

• Salve Regina fell to nationally-ranked Oswego St., 9-3, last Tuesday. 
• Sophomore Cameron Gaudet (Burlington, Mass.) scored twice to lead the Seahawks.
• Junior Michael Naso (Londonberry, N.H.)  handed out two assists in the game

• ... started a season with two wins? In 2005-06, Salve Regina opened with victories over Johnson & Wales and Framingham State.
• ... started a season unbeaten through first three games? In 2007-08, Salve Regina opened with a win and a tie over this year's first two opponents (Franklin Pierce and Stonehill) before beating Framingham State in the third game of the season.

• Salve Regina returns its top five scorers from a year ago in junior captain John Scorcia (30 points • 11g, 19a), sophomore Cameron Gaudet (25 points • 14g, 11a), junior Michael Naso (25 points • 10g, 15a), and sophomores Marc Biggs (24 points • 14g, 10a) and Peter Gintoli (24 points • 12g, 12a). 
• Last season was the first time since 2003-04 that the Seahawk line featured at least five players with 20 or more points on the season.
• Gaudet currently leads the Seahawks and is tied for third in the ECAC Northeast with eight goals on the season. 
• Senior Chad Hollenshade and Naso are tied with a team-best 10 assists and are tied for fifth in the league. 
• Scorcia leads the league with two short handed goals on the year. 
• Hollenshade leads the league in defensemen scoring with 11 points (1g, 10a) on the season.
• Leading the Penmen is sophomore Joe Collins (Mansfield, Mass.) with 27 points (14, 13a) on the year. Joining Collins with 13 assists on the season is junior Casey Goll (Winthrop, Mass.).

• Salve Regina head coach Andy Boschetto enters his fourth season at the helm of the Seahawks.
• He led the team to the ECAC Northeast playoffs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
• The 10 regular season wins last year are the most for the team since the 2007-08 season.
• Boschetto was honored as Co-Coach of the Year by the ECAC Northeast last season.