HANOVER, N.H. - Forward Jackson Pierson (Zionville, Ind.) scored for the Wildcats but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Dartmouth, 3-1, at Thompson Arena on Thursday evening on day one of the 32nd Ledyard Classic.
The Wildcats fall to 7-10-1, while the Big Green improve to 3-8-1.
No. 20 Boston College defeated Mercyhurst, 4-2, in the first game of the tournament.
UP NEXT:
- The Wildcats will take on Mercyhurst on Friday, Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. in the third-place game on ESPN+. The Wildcats return to the Whitt on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8. UNH will play St. Lawrence presented by Tuscan Brands on Friday at 7 p.m. and then Clarkson on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. For tickets go to UNHWildcats.com or call 603-862-4000.
Score: Dartmouth 3, New Hampshire 1
Records: UNH (7-10-1; DC (3-8-1)
Location: Hanover, N.H. (Thompson Arena)
Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Attendance: 178
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- At 15:29 of the first period, the Big Green took a 1-0 lead when Josh Waters fired a one-timer from the slot to the back of the net off a rebound on a shot by Trym Lokkeberg.
- The Wildcats tied the contest at 1-1 at 4:24 of the second period with a goal by Pierson.He stole the puck in the UNH defensive zone sending the Wildcats on a two-on-one as freshman forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) passed it to Pierson who wristed the puck from the slot to the glove side for his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
- The Big Green made the score 2-1 when Waters scored on a penalty shot for his second goal of the game at 2:02 of the third period.
- With 1:25 left in the third period, Braiden Dorfman scored an empty net goal to clinch the 3-1 win for the Big Green.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Junior goalie David Fessenden (Parker, Colo.) made 15 saves, while Clay Stevenson posted 40 to earn the win.
- UNH outshot the Big Green by a 41-18 margin.
- The Wildcats went 0-2 on the power play, while the Big Green went 0-1.
