Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 3
Burlington, Vt. (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
7:05 PM

Providence College

17-9-4, 10-6-4HEA

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4

Vermont

8-15-5, 5-9-4HEA

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Providence
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Vermont
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No. 8 Men's Hockey Edged by Vermont, 4-3

2/3/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score
Feb. 3, 2018

Box Score

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Sophomore defenseman Jacob Bryson scored twice, but the University of Vermont scored three power play goals en route to a 4-3 win over the No. 8 Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

SCORE
 No. 8 Providence - 3 | Vermont - 4

RECORDS
 Providence - 17-9-4 (10-6-4 HEA) | Vermont - 8-15-5 (5-9-4 HEA)

VENUE
 Gutterson Fieldhouse - Burlington, Vt.

GOALIES
 Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 23 saves
Stefanos Lekkas (UVM) - 30 saves

NOTES
 - The Friars got off and running just 3:28 into the game as Jacob Bryson notched his second goal of the season and first since Nov. 18. Bryson grabbed a loose puck that trickled out to the point and walked in to beat Lekkas. Josh Wilkins and Scott Conway's work on a give-and-go earned them assists on the play.
- The teams combined for three goals in a span of 1:20 in the first period. Vermont tied things up shorthanded at 6:09 as Derek Lodermeier scored on his second breakaway opportunity of the weekend.
- Just 43 seconds later, Conway fired home his second goal of the weekend and 10th of the season with a power play strike assisted by Vimal Sukumaran and Spenser Young.
- Craig Puffer cashed in on Vermont's lone power play of the weekend just 37 seconds later to tie things up at 2-2.
- Ben Mirageas nearly re-gained the lead for the Friars as he trailed the play on a 3-on-1, but Lekkas was able to fend off his attempt.
- The teams clamped down defensively in the second period until late when the Friars and Catamounts traded goals to go into the third period tied at 3-3.
- Bryson netted his second goal of the night after collecting the puck in the neutral zone and carrying to the high slot, whistling a wrist shot into the back of the net.
- Craig Puffer responded for Vermont just 2:01 later with his second power play goal of the night.
- Alex Esposito scored the eventual game-winning goal on the power play with 6:33 remaining.
- Providence's six-game unbeaten streak at Gutterson Fieldhouse was snapped on Saturday.
- Dating back to the 2014-15 season, the Friars are 19-4-3 in the month of February.
- Bryson recorded his first career multi-goal game.
- Conway has tallied four goals over his last four games for the Friars.
- Providence drops to 5-5-4 on the road in 2017-18.

HOW THEY SCORED
 1-0 (PC) - 3:28/1st - EV - Jacob Bryson (Wilkins, Conway) - Bryson grabbed a loose puck and walked in from the point to beat Lekkas under the blocker.
1-1 (UVM) - 6:09/1st - SH - Derek Lodermeier (Petruzzelli) - Shorthanded breakaway backhand under the crossbar.
2-1 (PC) - 6:52/1st - PP - Scott Conway (Sukumaran, Young) - Wrist shot from the bottom of the right circle over the glove of Lekkas.
2-2 (UVM) - 7:29/1st - PP - Craig Puffer (Colton, Darrar) - Shot through a screen from the half wall.
3-2 (PC) - 13:05/2nd - EV - Jacob Bryson - Wrist shot from the high slot past the glove of Lekkas.
3-3 (UVM) - 15:06/2nd - PP - Craig Puffer (Colton) - One-timer from the bottom of the circle that trickled over the goal line.
4-3 (PC) - 13:27/3rd - PP - Alex Esposito (Coughlin, Alvaro) - One-timer from the slot over the blocker of Hawkey.

PC GAME HIGHS
 Goals: Bryson (2)
Assists: Conway, Sukumaran, Wilkins, Young (1)
Points: Bryson, Conway (2)
Shots: Pinho (5)
POWER PLAYS
 Providence - 1/4
Vermont - 3/5

SHOTS
 Providence - 33
Vermont - 27

UP NEXT
 Providence returns home next Friday night (Feb. 9) to play host to the University of Maine beginning at 7:15 p.m. Friday's game will be televised live on NESN Plus.

For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.

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Team Stats

PC
UVM
Shots
33
27
PPG
1
3
SHG
0
1
Penalties
10
10
Penalty Mins
28
39
Faceoffs Won
33
31

Game Leaders

18

Jacob Bryson

d
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
2
A
0
10

Scott Conway

+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
22

Vimal Sukumaran

+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
15

Josh Wilkins

+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1

Players Mentioned

18

Jacob Bryson

D
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10

Scott Conway

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31

Hayden Hawkey

G
/ Men's Ice Hockey
4

Ben Mirageas

D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
22

Vimal Sukumaran

F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
15

Josh Wilkins

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21

Spenser Young

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