Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 18
Lowell, MA / Tsongas Center
6:05 P.M.

Providence College

14-11-7, 9-7-6

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UMass Lowell

16-11-3, 10-7-3

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Providence
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UMass Lowell
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MIH - Bennett Schimek vs Northeastern
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau

Men's Hockey Edged By No. 18/19 UMass Lowell, 2-1

2/18/2023 9:54:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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LOWELL, Mass. – No. 18/19 UMass Lowell opened a 2-0 lead and held on for a 2-1 win over the Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday night (Feb. 18) at Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. The Friars' three-game unbeaten streak was snapped (2-0-1).
 
RECORDS
Providence (14-11-7, 9-7-6 HEA) | No. 18/19 UMass Lowell (16-11-3, 10-7-3 HEA)

SCORE
Providence – 1 | UMass Lowell 2

VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 27 saves, 2 goals against
Gustavs Davis Grigals (UML) – 22 saves, 1 goal against

NOTES
- The River Hawks controlled the play in the early going, rushing out a 9-0 advantage in shots.
- UMass Lowell on the board first, but the Friars successfully challenged for offsides to wipe out the goal.
- Providence was able to generate some momentum on the power play but couldn't convert.
- Owen Cole gave the hosts a 1-0 lead at 19:13 of the first period on a rebound chance. Providence challenged again for offsides on the entry but the call on the ice stood.
- UMass Lowell extended the lead to 2-0 on Brehdan Engum's goal off an odd-man rush at 7:56 of the second period.
- Bennett Schimek brought the Friars back within one just four minutes later as he poked in a rebound off a tough angle bid from Chase Yoder for his 10th goal of the season.
- The Friars had a chance late as they were on the power play with 2:15 remaining after Craig Needham was hooked down in the defensive zone.
- Despite multiple chances, the River Hawks closed the game out to secure the 2-1 win.

PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: B. Schimek (1)
Assists: Poisson, Yoder (1)
Points: B. Schimek, Poisson, Yoder (1)
Shots: Richard (4)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/2
UMass Lowell – 0/4

SHOTS
Providence – 24
UMass Lowell – 29
 
UP NEXT
The Friars conclude their regular season against Boston University on March 3-4 in a home-and-home series beginning at Agganis Arena.
 

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Team Stats

PRV
UML
Shots
24
29
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
2
Penalty Mins
8
4
Faceoffs Won
24
37

Game Leaders

23

Bennett Schimek

+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
17

Chase Yoder

+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
12

Nick Poisson

+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
4

Guillaume Richard

+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0

Players Mentioned

13

Craig Needham

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23

Bennett Schimek

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17

Chase Yoder

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