Providence College Athletics

Friday, January 26
Lowell, MA / Tsongas Center
7:15 P.M.

Providence College

13-7-2, 6-4-2

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UMass Lowell

7-15-2, 3-9-1

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Men's Hockey Philip Svedeback and Chase Yoder
Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 10/11 Men's Hockey Earns 7-2 Road Victory At UMass Lowell

1/26/2024 10:14:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Bennett Schimek tallied a career-high four points on Friday.

LOWELL, Mass. – Bennett Schimek registered a career-high four points and 11 players recorded at least one point as the No. 10/11 Providence College men's hockey team skated to a 7-2 win over UMass Lowell on Friday (Jan. 26) at Tsongas Center.

RECORDS

UMass Lowell (7-15-2, 3-9-1 HEA) | No. 10/11 Providence (13-7-2, 6-4-2 HEA)

SCORE

UMass Lowell – 2 | Providence – 7

VENUE

Tsongas Center – Lowell, Mass.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 22 saves, 2 goals against

Luke Pavicich (UML) – 20 saves, 4 goals against

Edvard Nordlund (UML) – 2 saves, 3 goals against

NOTES

- After a scoreless first half of the opening period, the Friars struck for four goals over the final 11:38 to take a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes.

- Bennett Schimek scored twice in a span of 3:04, both times creating a turnover and beating Pavicich from point blank for his fifth and sixth goals of the season.

- Guillaume Richard netted his second of the season after finishing off a loose puck in the slot. Jamie Engelbert and Schimek earned the assists.

- Riley Duran one-time an Austen May feed on the power play with seven seconds remaining in the period. The goal was Duran's sixth strike of the year.

- Providence extended the lead to 6-0 with a pair of goals just 30 seconds apart early in the second period.

- Poisson re-directed a Cam McDonald shot for his seventh of the season. Connor Kelley also assisted on the play.

- May walked in from the point and blasted a slap shot over the shoulder of Pavicich for his third of the year to make it 6-0. Cal Kiefiuk and Tanner Adams earned the assists.

- The River Hawks got on the board at 17:42 of the second period on a goal from Jak Vaarwerk.

- Chase Yoder increased the lead to 7-1 on the power play early in the third period off assists from Schimek and Duran. The goal marked Yoder's team-high ninth goal of the season.

- After a stretch of penalties against the Friars, the River Hawks added their second goal of the game as Ben Meehan scored to make it a 7-2 game.

- Schimek posted a career-high four points on two goals and two assists.

- McDonald appeared in his 150th game at Providence.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: B. Schimek (2)

Assists: B. Schimek (2)

Points: B. Schimek (4)

Shots: Duran, B. Schimek (5)

POWER PLAYS

UMass Lowell – 1/4

Providence – 2/3

SHOTS

UMass Lowell – 24

Providence – 29

UP NEXT

The Friars and River Hawks will battle again on Saturday night (Jan. 27) as the teams will face-off at Schneider Arena beginning at 7 p.m.

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