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HOCKEY EAST Quarterfinals (Boston University)

Men's Hockey Defeats Boston University, 6-3

3/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

March 9, 2001

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The 11th-ranked Providence College Friars defeated the Boston University Terriers, 6-3, in the opening game of the best-of-three HOCKEY EAST Quarterfinal Series on Friday, March 9 at PC's Schneider Arena. Senior J.J. Picinic and sophomore Devin Rask each netted two goals to lead the Friars to their 20th win of the season.

The Friars opened a 3-0 first period lead with goals from Jon DiSalvatore, Rask and Stephen Wood. At the 7:40 mark, DiSalvatore skated out of the corner and fired a slap shot past BU netminder Jason Tapp. Rask added his team leading 21st goal of the season at the 9:03 mark of the first period. Wood poked in a rebound 32 seconds after Rask's goal to give PC a 3-0 lead at 9:35 and send Terrier starting goaltender Jason Tapp to the bench to be replaced by Sean Fields. BU's Mike Pandolfo scored the first of his two goals in the game at the 10:49 mark of the first period to put the Terriers on the scoreboard.

After a scoreless second period, both teams combined for five goals in the third period. Picinic scored the first two goals of the period at 7:05 and 10:52 to give the Friars a 5-1 lead. Pandolfo wristed in a rebound past Friar netminder Nolan Schaefer at 13:31 of the third for his second tally of the night. Rask added his second goal and PC's final of the game at 15:48 before BU's Dan Cavanaugh slid a low shot under Schaefer at 16:19 of the third to complete the scoring.

Schaefer finished with 17 saves and earned his 13th victory of the season. Fields and Tapp combined to make 19 stops for the Terriers.

With the win, the Friars improved to 20-10-5, while Boston University fell to 13-19-3 .

Providence College will return to action on Saturday, March 10 against Boston University in the second game of the HOCKEY EAST best-of-three Quarterfinal Series at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, March 9, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
Boston University (13-19-3) 1   0   2   ---3        9-18        1-3Providence College (20-10-5)    3   0   3   ---6        7-14        2-5
Per Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)1   7:40    PC  Jon DiSalvatore 8 (Doug Wright, Drew Omicioli)1   9:03    PC  Devin Rask21 (Regan Kelly, Jay Leach) PP1   9:35    PC  Stephen Wood 2 (Jason Platt, Marc Suderman)1   10:49   BU  Mike Pandolfo 12 (Mike Bussoli, Chris Dyment)PP3   7:05    PC  J.J. Picinic 11 (Shawn Weiman, Marc Suderman)3   10:52   PC  J.J. Picinic 12 (Adam Lee, Marc Suderman)3   13:31   BU  Mike Pandolfo 13 (Freddy Meyer, Peter Fregoe) PP3   15:48   PC  Devin Rask 22 (Peter Fregoe, Jay Leach)3   16:19   BU  Dan Cavanaugh 7 (John Cronin, Mark Mullen)
Saves:Jason Tapp (BU) 6   X   X   --6 (9:35)Sean Fields (BU)    3   4   6   --13    (50:25)Nolan Schaefer (PC)    3   6   8   --17    (60:00)
Attendance: 1,550 (Schneider Arena)

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