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UMass Lowell falls short against Quinnipiac

The No. 9 Quinnipiac (3-1) hockey team came away with a sweep over No. 18 UMass Lowell (1-3) this past weekend, defeating the River Hawks 3-1 in both games.

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Goaltending was solid in both contests for the Bobcats as Michael Garteig recorded 21 saves, while Connor Hellebuyck recorded 22 of his own in the first game of the series.

UMass Lowell gained momentum early in the second game when Ryan McGrath scored his second goal of the season in the first period. Quinnipiac then scored three unanswered goals from three separate players.

In the first game of the series, the Bobcats struck for three goals in the second period. Jordan Samuels-Thomas dominated the game, scoring the first goal and assisting on the second two.

The previously top-seeded River Hawks will look to turn around their early season woes this weekend as they travel to both Michigan State and Michigan as part of the Big Ten/ Hockey East Challenge.

Boston College blows out Wisconsin

No. 5 Boston College (2-1) scored nine goals in its victory over No. 11 Wisconsin (2-2) on Friday.

The Eagles had eight different players score, and the first two goals came from Austin Cangelosi coming just 50 seconds apart in the first period.

John Gaudreau, Ian McCoshen, Michael Matheson, Scott Savage, Michael Sit, Kevin Hayes and Patrick Brown all scored a goal in BC’s rout.

Boston College travels to Minnesota this weekend for a two-game series against the Golden Gophers in a Big Ten/ Hockey East Challenge matchup.

Huskies off to hot start

No. 20 Northeastern (4-0) swept Holy Cross (0-3) with victories of 5-2 and 3-1 this weekend.

Sophomore Kevin Roy scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season this weekend to go along with his team-leading nine points.

Derick Roy recorded 26 saves, allowing just one goal on Saturday for Northeastern. Clay Witt got the start on Friday and made 27 stops.

The Huskies will travel to St. Lawrence for their final two games before their Hockey East season beings.

Andrew Cyr can be reached at [email protected], and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

 

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