Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 12
Amherst, MA
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

22-14-2

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UMass

20-12-2

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Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 20 Men's Hockey Falls On The Road At No. 12 UMass, 4-2, In Hockey East Quarterfinals

3/12/2022 10:46:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

AMHERST, Mass. – The No. 20 Providence College men's hockey team landed 47 shots on goal but came up short in a 4-2 Hockey East Quarterfinal loss at No. 12 UMass on Saturday night (March 12) at the Mullins Center. The Friars finish the 2021-22 campaign at 22-14-2 overall.

SCORE
Providence – 2 | UMass – 4

RECORDS
No. 20 Providence – 22-14-2 (12-11-1 HEAM) | No. 12 UMass– 20-12-2 (14-8-2 HEA)

VENUE
Mullins Center – Amherst, Mass.

GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 15 saves
Matt Murray (UMass) – 45 saves

NOTES
- UMass found the back of the net twice during the opening period, grabbing a 2-0 lead despite the Friars holding a 16-6 shot advantage. Josh Lopina scored both goals for the Minutemen, with the second coming on the power play.
-The Minutemen struck again in the second at 7:03 on a goal from Bobby Trivigno, before Riley Duran got the Friars on the board, 3-1, with 5:59 remaining in period two. Duran was assisted by Max Crozier and Cody Monds on his 10th goal of the season after re-directing a shot from Crozier from the point.
- Providence earned back-to-back power play opportunities in the third period but couldn't convert despite multiple point-blank chances.
- Jaxson Stauber was pulled from goal for the extra-man with 2:48 remaining in regulation. UMass capitalized on the empty net just 27 seconds later at 2:21.
- Matt Koopman responded at 1:36 cut it to 4-2. Kohen Olischefski earned the assist on the play.
- Every active skater recorded a shot on goal for the Friars on Saturday night.

PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Duran, Koopman (1)
Assists: Monds, Crozier, Olischefski (1)
Points: Duran, Koopman, Olischefski, Monds, Crozier (1)
Shots: Moynihan, Citara, Poisson (4)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
UMass – 1/1

SHOTS
Providence – 47
UMass – 19
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