Providence College Athletics

Saturday, January 12
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

12-6-4, 6-4-1HEA

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Boston University

8-8-3, 7-5-2HEA

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Boston University
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Providence
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Scott Conway
Photo by: Stew Milne

Terriers Rally Past No. 7/8 Men's Hockey, 4-3

1/12/2019 10:08:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Scott Conway scored twice for Providence on Saturday night.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – The Boston University Terriers rallied from a third period deficit to claim a 4-3 win over the No. 7/8 Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday night at Schneider Arena.
 
SCORE
No. 7/8 Providence – 3 | Boston University – 4

RECORDS
Providence – 12-6-4 (6-4-1 HEA) | Boston University – 8-8-3 (7-5-2 HEA)

VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 22 saves
 Jake Oettinger (BU) - 33 saves

NOTES
- The Friars rushed out to a quick 2-0 lead within the opening 10 minutes of the first period.
- Josh Wilkins's one-timer on the power play, his eighth strike of the season, put the Friars up 1-0 at 6:30.
- Scott Conway put home his team-leading 10th goal of the season at 9:19 to give Providence a two-goal cushion.
- The Terriers tied things up with a pair of unanswered goals from Shane Bowers, with the tying goal coming midway through the second period.
- Conway added his second of the night just 11 seconds into the third period to put Providence up 3-2.
- Boston University responded just 2"57 later as David Farrance's drive from the point found its way through traffic on a delayed penalty.
- The Terriers went ahead for good on Logan Cockerill's third goal of the season at 8:03.
- Providence was forced to kill a five-minute major to conclude the game, but nearly tied it as Matt Koopman picked off a pass and raced in alone but Oettinger got a piece of his shot with the blocker.
- Wilkins extended his career-long point streak to 12 games (6-12-18). He leads the Friars in scoring with 24 points overall. The point streak is the longest in the NCAA this season.
- Jack Dugan's career-long point streak was snapped at six games.
- Conway now has eight goals over his last seven games.
- Jay O'Brien extended his point streak to four games (2-2-4).
 
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 6:30/1st – PP – Josh Wilkins (Bryson, O'Brien) – One-timer from the top of the right circle off a pass from Bryson.
2-0 (PC) – 9:19/1st – EV – Scott Conway (Duhaime, Thompson) – Duhaime jumped on a loose puck in the front of the net, his initial shot was stopped but Conway finished off the rebound.
2-1 (BU) – 11:09/1st – DP – Shane Bowers (Farrance, Carpenter) – Backhand over the shoulder on the short side during a delayed penalty.
2-2 (BU) – 11:07/2nd – EV – Shane Bowers (Farabee, Fabbro) – One-timer from the right faceoff circle off a rush.
3-2 (PC) - :11/3rd – EV – Scott Conway (Bryson, Young) – Chipped a backhand off his own rebound past Oettinger.
3-3 (BU) – 3:07/3rd – DP – David Farrance (Carpenter) – Slap shot from the point through a screen.
4-3 (BU) – 8:03/3rd – EV – Logan Cockerill (Carpenter, Kotkansalo) – Snap shot on the off-wing past the glove of Hawkey.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Conway (2)
Assists: Bryson (2)
Points: Conway, Bryson (2)
Shots: Conway, Dugan (5)
 
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/5
Boston University – 0/5

SHOTS
Providence - 36
Boston University – 26

UP NEXT
The Friars are right back in action on Tuesday (Jan. 15) for the 33rd Mayor's Cup against Brown at Meehan Auditorium.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 
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