Providence College Athletics

Sunday, October 28
Providence, R.I.
4:00 PM ET

Providence College

3
vs
4

Massachusetts

Men's Hockey Defeated By UMass Amherst, 4-3

10/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Oct. 28, 2001

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The 14th-ranked Providence College men's hockey team was defeated by UMass Amherst, 4-3, in a HOCKEY EAST conference game. The Minutemen's Brad Nizwantowski scored the game winner 5:07 into the third period to propel UMass to the win.

In the first period, UMass's (2-2-0 overall/1-0-0 HE) Craig MacDonald got the scoring started with an unassisted goal off a Providence turnover deep in the PC defensive zone. The Friars (1-4-0 overall/0-2-0 HE) tied the contest at the 7:57 mark when junior Devin Rask (Parkside, Sask.) tipped in a blast from teammate Drew Omicioli (West Warwick, R.I.) from the blueline for a power-play goal. It was Providence's third power-play goal of the season.

The Friars took the lead at 12:34 when sophomore John Luszcz (Ludlow, Mass.) knocked a lose puck into the goal to put the Friars up, 2-1. Sophomores Peter Zingoni (Newtown, Conn.) and Regan Kelly (Imperial, Sask.) assisted on the score. UMass tied the contest at 2-2 when Tim Turner evened the score on a power-play goal at the 16:13 mark of the period.

In the second period the Minutemen took a 3-2 lead when Jimmy Callahan put his team ahead, beating PC goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask.) for the score.

The third period started with a Providence penalty just 35 seconds into the period. Omicioli evened the score for the Friars when he collected a Jeff Mason (Easthampton, Mass.) clear and raced into the UMass end and fired a slapshot over the left shoulder of Minuteman goaltender Mike Johnson. The short-handed goal tied the contest at 3-3, but four minutes later, Nizwantowski put UMass up for good.

Schaefer recorded 26 saves in the loss while logging 59:17. Johnson made 20 saves in the win for the Minutemen.

The Friars return to the ice when they host the Minutemen on Friday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Schneider Arena.

Sunday, October 28, 2001 Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.

UMass Amherst (2-2/1-0 HE)  2   1   1   --- 4   8-16        1-6Providence College (1-4/0-2 HE) 2   0   1   --- 3   8-16        1-6
Per Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)1st 16:03   UMA Craig MacDonald (unassisted)1st 14:03   PC  Devin Rask (Drew Omicioli, Peter Fregoe) (PP)1st 7:26    PC  John Luszcz (Peter Zingoni, Regan Kelly)1st 3:47    UMA Tim Turner (Thomas Pock, Toni Soderholm) (PP)2nd 11:12   UMA Jimmy Callahan (Darcy King, Samuli Jalkanen)3rd 1:08    PC  Drew Omicioli (Jeff Mason) (SH)3rd 5:07    UMA Brad Nizwantowski (Jimmy Callahan, Samuli Jalkanen)
Saves:Mike Johnson (UMA)  6   4   10  -- 20   (60:00)Nolan Schaefer (PC)    9   8   9   -- 26   (59:17)

Attendance: 1,225 (Schneider Arena)

Related News

Skip Ad
All News
Men's Hockey Roger McQueen Graphic For Website
Men's Hockey Adds Roger McQueen To The 2025-26 Roster
Wednesday, August 06
Men's hockey graphic including incoming freshmen Alex Rybakov, Jack Parsons, Martin Masa and Aaron Matthews
Men's Hockey Adds Four Student-Athletes To The 2025-26 Roster
Wednesday, July 02
Men's Ice Hockey incoming Center, Julius Sumpf with the Moncton Wildcats.
Men's Hockey Adds Julius Sumpf To The 2025-26 Roster
Monday, June 30
Men's Ice Hockey Graphic - Everett Baldwin selected by Tampa Bay Lightning in NHL Draft
Everett Baldwin Selected By The Tampa Bay Lightning On Day Two Of The 2025 NHL Draft
Saturday, June 28
All News
Skip Ad

Next Event

Massachusetts
W, 3-2

Nov 2 (Fri)

7:00 PM ET
RecapStats
Full Schedule

Related Videos

Skip Ad
All Videos
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
All Videos