Upcoming Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus Simon Fraser (Exhibition) on October 3, 2025
Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Friday, March 2
Orono, Maine
7:00 PM ET
Providence College
2
at
4
Maine
Men's Hockey Falls To Maine, 4-2
3/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
March 2, 2001
ORONO, MAINE. -- Martin Kariya tallied two goals and two assists as the eighth-ranked Providence College Friars were defeated by the 14th-ranked University of Maine Black Bears 4-2, in HOCKEY EAST action on Saturday, March 3 at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. The Black Bears tallied three third period goals in the victory and limited the Friars' offense to just nine shots on goal.
The Friars tallied the game's first goal at the 9:55 mark of the first period. Devin Rask received a pass from Peter Fregoe inside the left face-off circle, he then turned and fired a low wrist shot under the pads of Maine goaltender Matt Yeats. Rask's power-play tally was his team-leading 19th goal of the season.
At the 2:23 mark of the second period, Maine's Martin Kariya tied the game 1-1. Kariya controlled a rebound near the left face-off circle, carried the puck through the slot and backhanded it past PC's Nolan Schaefer. Schaefer kept the Friars in the game on numerous occasions, as he stopped 21 shots in the opening 40 minutes of play. The Friars were unable to muster any offense, recording only three shots on goal in the second period.
The Friars took advantage of a Maine turnover at the blue line as Rask tallied his second goal of the night at the 6:04 mark of the third. Rask broke in one-on-one with Yeats and snapped a low wrist shot past the Black Bear's netminder.
The Black Bears fought back and tied the game 2-2 at the 12:35 mark of the third period. Michael Schutte beat Schaefer with a wrap-around goal, his 11th of the season. Maine struck again at the 18:54 mark of the third period. Peter Metcalf fired a shot from the point, off the face off, that beat Schaefer for the game-winner. Kariya added a empty net goal for the Black Bears. Schaefer stopped 30 shots in the loss, while Yeats recorded 9 saves in the win for the Black Bears.
With the loss, Providence's record stands at 19-9-5 overall, 13-7-3 in league play, while Maine's record improves to 16-10-7 overall and 11-7-5 in HOCKEY EAST action.
The Friars will return to action against Maine on Saturday, March 3 at Alfond Arena at 7:00 p.m.
Providence College 1 0 1 -- 2Maine 0 1 3 -- 4
First period - PC, Rask 19 (Fregoe, Loughlean) 9:55 PP. Penalties - PC, 3-6, M, 2-4.
Second period -M, Kariya 9 (Trattnig, Turgeon) 2:23. Penalties - PC, 1-2, M, 1-2.
Third period - PC, Rask 20 (unassisted) 6:04, M, Schutte 11 (Kariya, Trattnig) 12:35, M, Metcalf 5 (Kariya, Schutte) 18:56, M, Kariya 10 (Heisten) 19:59. Penalties - PC, 0-0, M, 0-0.
Saves - Schaefer, PC, 12-9-9--30 (59:05): Yeats, M, 3-3-3 --9 (60:00).
Records - Providence College, 19-9-5 (13-7-3), Maine, 15-11-7 (10-8-5).
Attendance: 5,605 (Alfond Arena)
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College
Thursday, March 07
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston University
Thursday, February 28
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Massachusetts
Saturday, February 23
Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Lowell
Saturday, February 16
