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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, February 24
Lowell, MA / Tsongas Center
6:05 P.M.
Providence College
17-10-3, 10-7-3
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UMass Lowell
8-19-4, 4-13-3
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Providence
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UMass Lowell
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Photo by: Lydia Vigneau
Gamache's Two Goals Guide No. 12/11 Men's Hockey Over UMass Lowell, 2-1
2/24/2024 9:53:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars swept the three-game season series against the River Hawks.
LOWELL, Mass. – Freshman Graham Gamache scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 6:39 left in regulation to give the No. 12/11 Providence College men's hockey team a 2-1 win on the road at UMass Lowell on Saturday (Feb. 24).
RECORDS
UMass Lowell (8-19-4, 4-13-3 HEA) | No. 12/11 Providence (17-10-3, 10-7-3 HEA)
SCORE
UMass Lowell – 1 | Providence – 2
VENUE
Tsongas Center – Lowell, Mass.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 19 saves, 1 goal against
Henry Welsch (UML) – 23 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- After a slow opening 10 minutes offensively, the Friars began to generate momentum in the offensive zone and struck first at the 14:49 mark.
- Freshman Graham Gamache tallied his fifth goal of the season, finishing off a rebound from Liam Valente to give Providence a 1-0 lead.
- The River Hawks evened the game up at 1-1 at 4:28 of the second period as Matt Crasa converted on a breakaway.
- Gamache re-gained the lead for the Friars at 13:41 of the third period with his second goal of the night. Andrew Centrella fired a point shot off the body of Jaroslav Chmelar, Gamache collected the loose puck and wired a turn-around shot past Welsch.
- Svedebäck stood tall during a late power play for the River Hawks, keeping the puck out after furious scrambles in the Friar crease in the final minutes.
- Luke Krys led the way for the Friars with six blocks on the evening.
- The Friars finish the weekend in fourth place in the Hockey East standings and finish the three-game regular season series with the River Hawks at 3-0-0.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Gamache (2)
Assists: Valente, Chmelar, Centrella
Points: Gamache (2)
Shots: Gamache, Levens (3)
POWER PLAYS
UMass Lowell – 0/4
Providence – 0/5
SHOTS
UMass Lowell – 20
Providence – 25
UP NEXT
The Friars will battle Merrimack in a home-and-home series beginning next Thursday (Feb. 29) at Schneider Arena.
Team Stats
PRO
UML
Shots
25
20
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
22
26
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
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