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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, February 22
Lowell, Mass.
7:00 PM ET
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Men's Hockey Holds Off UMass-Lowell, 4-3
2/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 22, 2001
LOWELL, MASS. -- Junior Drew Omicioli tallied two goals as the eighth-ranked Providence College Friars defeated the UMass-Lowell River Hawks, 4-3, in HOCKEY EAST action on Thursday, February 22 at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass.
Devin Rask gave the Friars a 1-0 lead just 1:46 into the first period. Rask received a clearing pass from Shawn Weiman in the neutral zone, he then carried the puck inside the left face-off circle and wristed a shot past UMass-Lowell goaltender Jimi St. John. At the 12:18 mark of first period, UMass-Lowell's Kyle Kidney tied the game 1-1. Kidney one-timed a pass from Laurent Meunier, off the face-off, that beat Friars goalie Nolan Schaefer.
The Friars regained the lead at the 17:23 mark of the first period, on Drew Omicioli's fourth short-handed goal of the season. A River Hawk turnover in the neutral zone, forced by Omicioli, created a break-away for the Friar forward, who then beat St. John for his ninth tally of the season.
The River Hawks tied the game 2-2 at the 5:28 mark of the second period. On a delayed penalty, UML's RonHainsey fired a shot from the point that deflected off Schaefer, Yorick Treille collected in the rebound and wristed it into the empty net. PC took a 3-2 lead at the 13:55 mark of the second period, as the line of J.J. Picinic, Marc Suderman and Adam Lee worked a text book three-on-two break. Lee was the benefactor of two great passes from his teammates as he tallied his fifth goal of the season. Once again UML fought back, tying the game for the third time, at the 17:28 mark of the second period. Brad Rooney ripped a low slap shot from the blue line that snuck inside the left post for a River Hawk power-play goal.
Just 44 seconds into the third period, Omcioli tallied the eventual game-winning goal, his second tally of the night, giving the Friars a 4-3 lead. Omicioli skated through the slot and redirected a Rask feed past St. John.
Schaefer stopped 24 shots in the win, while St. John recorded 16 saves for the River Hawks.
With the win, Providence improves to 18-8-5 overall and 12-6-3 in league play, while UMass-Lowell drops to 16-13-3 overall and 9-10-3 in HOCKEY EAST action. The victory secured the Friars home ice for the 2001 HOCKEY EAST Quarterfinals.
The Friars will return to action against UMass-Lowell on Friday, February 23 at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.
Providence College 2 1 2 -- 4UMass-Lowell 1 2 0 -- 3
First period - PC,Rask 18 (Weiman, Fregoe) 1:36, UML, Kidney 10 (Meunier) 12:18, PC, Omicioli 9 (unassisted) 17:23. Penalties - PC, 2-4, UML, 0-0.
Second period -UML,Treille 10 (Hainsey, Maunier) 5:28, PC Lee 5 (Suderman, Picinic) 13:55, UML Rooney 13 (Meunier, McGrane) 17:28 PP. Penalties - PC, 2-4, UML, 2-4.
Third period - PC Omicioli 10 (Rask, Fregoe) 00:44, Penalties - PC, 0-0, UML, 0-0.
Saves - Schaefer, PC, 8-7-9-- 24 (60:00): St. John, UML, 6-7-2 --15 (58:48):
Records - Providence College, 18-8-5 (12-6-3), UMass-Lowell, 16-13-3 (9-10-3).
Attendance: 4,082 (Tsongas Arena)
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