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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
UMass-Lowell
Hockey Falls To UMass Lowell, 4-1
February 03, 2001 | Hockey
Feb. 3, 2001
LOWELL, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts Minutemen fell to the River Hawks of UMass Lowell tonight, 4-1, in Hockey East action at the Tsongas Arena.
The River Hawks got on the board first when Ed McGrane scored the first of his two power play goals by slipping a backhander past UMass junior netminder Mike Johnson (Excelsior, Minn.) at the 15:47 mark of the first period. Brad Rooney and Yorick Treille each picked up assists on the play. They both finished the night with three assists apiece.
In the second period, McGrane recorded his tenth goal of the season when he tipped in a Treille pass past Johnson at 13:24.
UMass sophomore Tim Turner (Saginaw, Mich.) cut the lead in half on the power play when he beat River Hawks goalie Jimi St. John at 5:25 of the third period for his 14th goal of the year. Sophomore Samuli Jalkenen (Helsinki, Finland) and junior Martin Miljko (Etobicoke, Ontario) assisted on the play. Less than two minutes later, UMass Lowell regained their two goal advantage when Kyle Kidney beat Johnson. Darryl Green added another goal four minutes later to secure the victory.
Johnson made 15 saves for the Minutemen and St. John stopped 25 shots for the River Hawks. UMass remains in eighth place with 13 points, one point ahead of Merrimack who lost to Providence, 1-0 tonight.
The loss drops the Minutemen to 7-18-3 on the season, and 6-11-1 in Hockey East, while UMass Lowell improves to 13-11-3 overall, and 6-8-3 in Hockey East. The River Hawks retained the Alumni Cup for the fourth straight year with the victory.
The Minutemen return to action Friday, February 9, when they host the Black Bears of Maine at the Mullins Center. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
SCORING - FIRST PERIOD - UML, Ed McGrane 9 (Brad Rooney, Yorick Treille) PPG 15:47. SECOND PERIOD - UML, Ed McGrane 10 (Yorick Treille, Brad Rooney) PPG 13:24. THIRD PERIOD - UM, Tim Turner 14 (Martin Miljko, Samuli Jalkenen) PPG 5:25, UML, Ron Hainsey 8 (Kyle Kidney, Yorick Treille) 7:17, UML, Darryl Green 3 (Brad Rooney, Tom Rouleau 11:17. SHOTS - UM, 26 (8-5-13), UML, 19 (7-7-5). SAVES - UM, Mike Johnson 15 (6-6-3), UML, Jimi St. John 25 (8-5-12). PENALTIES - UM, 10 for 20 min., UML, 10 for 20 min. POWER PLAYS - UM, 1 for 8, UML, 2 for 8. ATTENDANCE - 2,987.
