Providence College Athletics

Saturday, November 13
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

8-5-0, 4-3-0

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UConn

6-5-0, 4-3-0

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Photo by: Lydia Vigneau

No. 12/13 Men's Hockey Outlasts UConn, 6-4

11/13/2021 10:21:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey


PROVIDENCE, R.I. –
Nick Poisson registered his second four-point game of the season and six different Friars found the back of the net as the No. 12/13 Providence College men's hockey team downed UConn, 6-4, on Saturday night at Schneider Arena.
 
SCORE
No. 12/13 Providence – 6 | UConn – 4

RECORDS
Providence – 8-5-0, 4-3-0 HEA | UConn – 6-5-0, 4-3-0 HEA

VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 33 saves
Darion Hanson (UConn) – 30 saves

NOTES
- The Friars struck for three goals in the opening period to take a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes of action
 
- Kohen Olischefski got things started with his fourth tally of the year at 5:12.
 
- Jarrod Gourley knotted things up for the Huskies just 6:17 later with his first goal of the year.
 
- Parker Ford cashed in on the power play 1:21 later to regain the lead for the Friars. Nick Poisson and Michael Callahan assisted on the play.
 
- Late in the first period. Matt Koopman banked a shot off of Hanson from behind the goal line for his first of the season to give the Friars a 3-1 lead.
 
- After tremendous work by Stauber to kill a 5-on-3 advantage for the Huskies in the second period. Max Crozier one-timed a feed from Poisson from the point on the power play to make a 4-1 Providence lead.
 
- UConn battled back, drawing within 4-3 after goals from Ryan Tverberg and Jonny Evans.
 
- Jamie Engelbert gave the Friars some insurance as he beat Hanson on the short side during an odd-man rush at 13:18 of the third period for his third of the season.
 
- Brett Berard notched his team-high eighth goal of the year with a power-play tally at 15:32.
 
- UConn's Nick Capone capped the scoring with his third goal of the year at 16:37 of the third period.
 
- All four of Poisson's assist were primary assists.
 
- Providence scored at least six goals in a game for the fourth time this season.
 
- Engelbert, Callahan and Crozier also finished with two points each.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Six players (2)
Assists: Poisson (4)
Points: Poisson (4)
Shots: Engelbert (7)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 3/5
UConn – 0/3

SHOTS
Providence – 36
UConn – 37

UP NEXT
The Friars will travel to Vermont next weekend for a two-game set against the Catamounts beginning Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 
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