[2] Due to weather delays, the opening match was postponed for a week but the team was eventually able to play its first game in mind January.
Percival, the starting center, did his best to even the count, notching two goals for the home side but a third marker from the visitors gave UNH its first loss of the year.
Percival remained the only Bull able to find the back of the net but, in the three games combined, he scored just a single marker.
The following day, the team was overwhelmed by one of the top amateur clubs in the region and forced to play defense for almost the entire match.
[5] In early February, New Hampshire played its first home intercollegiate game and the team finally produced a solid effort.