PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University men's ice hockey team cracked the top ten nationally as the USCHO released its latest weekly poll on Monday.
 
Plymouth State achieves its highest ranking in program history to move into #10 in the poll, with a record 111 points. The Panthers completed an unbeaten run through the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) with a pair of victories last week, stretching the team's longest-ever winning streak to 17 straight games.
 
Senior Brendahn Brawley (Morton, Pa.) stopped all 14 shots he faced to match the program record for shutouts in a season (four) as the Panthers upended Framingham State, 5-0, on Thursday. Five different players scored in the game, while junior Carson Lanceleve (Stewiacke, Nova Scotia) and sophomore Ethan Stuckless (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland) tallied a goal and an assist apiece.
 
Senior Myles Abbate (Norwell, Mass.) posted his second career hat trick and recorded four points as the Panthers raced past Salem State, 7-3, in the regular season finale on Saturday. Freshman Payton Schaly (Orillia, Ontario) added a pair of goals and classmate Rider McCallum (Langley, British Columbia) matched a personal best with three assists to help PSU complete an unblemished conference season.
 
The top-seeded Panthers (21-3-1, 18-0-0) host the winner of fourth-seeded Westfield State and fifth-seeded UMass Dartmouth in the semifinal round of the MASCAC Tournament on Saturday (Feb. 25).
 
Utica picked up two more first place votes to strengthen its hold on the top spot. The Pioneers had 14 first place votes for 294 points. Hobart (282 points, 5 FPV) and Adrian (257 points, 1 FPV) round out the top three.