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11/5/2026 9:59:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars move to 5-2-0 the regular season and 2-1-0 in Hockey East.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –The No. 9/8 Providence men's hockey team fell vto No. 20 UConn, 6-5 on Thursday (November 5) at Schneider Arena. Four Friars recorded multiple point nights, including John Mustard with a goal and an assist.
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence (5-2-0, 2-1-0 HEA) | No. 20 UConn (3-4-0, 2-2-1 HEA)
SCORE
UConn– 6 | Providence – 5
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Gibson Homer (PC) – 13 saves, 4 goals against | Jack Parsons – 6 saves, 2 goals against
Kam Hendrickson (UConn) – 33 saves, 5 goals against
NOTES
- After a scoreless first, UConn opened the scoring at 3:29 of the second. Joey Muldowney converted on a penalty shot to give the Huskies the lead.
- 49 seconds later, Tomas Machu fired a shot from the slot that hit a UConn defenseman and ended up in the back of the net on the deflection.
- UConn would score at 6:18 and 9:12 of the second to take a 3-1 lead on goals from Jeremy Loranger and Muldowney.
-Â Twenty-two seconds after the third UConn goal, Carter Klippenstein scored his first career goal on a turnaround wrist shot from between the hash marks.
- The Friars tied the game at 3-3 less than a minute later, with Ryder Cali snapping a wrist shot into the top corner off a feed from Logan Sawyer.
- At 12:17 of the second, UConn re-gained the lead on a deflected shot by Kaden Shahan.
- The Friars pulled even once again at 18:35 of the second, when Quinn Mantei found himself alone in the high slot. He scored his first of the season to cap a combined eight-goal period.
- The Friars took their first lead of the night at 5:08 of the third period, when John Mustard tallied his third of the season off a feed from Julius Sumpf.
- The lead lasted just 16 seconds, with UConn drawing level again with a rebound put back by Ethan Whitcomb.
- The Huskies regained the advantage at 6:26 of the third, when Jeremy Loranger scored on the power play for what would be the eventual game winner.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Machu, Cali, Klippenstein, Mantei, Mustard (1)
Assists: Elger, Sumpf (2)
Points: Mustard, Mantei, Elger, Sumpf (2)
Shots: Mustard (9)
POWER PLAYS
UConn 2/6
Providence – 0/5
SHOTS
UConn– 25
Providence – 38
FACEOFFS
UConn– 28-of-73 (.384)
Providence – 45-of-73 (.616)
UP NEXT
The Friars will travel to UConn for the conclusion of the two-game set on Saturday, November 7. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Toscano Family Ice Forum.