University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, October 7
Tempe, Ariz.
10 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
1-1-0
4
at
2
Arizona State
1-1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Hockey Picks Up First Win, 4-2 At Arizona State
October 08, 2017 | Hockey
Gaudet, Jeszka, Leonard and Rufo all provided tallies for the Minutemen in the victory.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Amherst native John Leonard's first collegiate goal broke a 2-2 deadlock midway through the third period to help carry University of Massachusetts hockey to its first win of the season, 4-2 at Arizona State on Saturday night. The victory levels the Minutemen's record at 1-1-0, while the Sun Devils sit at 1-1-0, as well.
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UMass jumped on the board first at the 6:30 mark of the opening period. Freshman Jake Gaudet swatted home a rebound off a Jake Horton shot from the top of the crease to give the Minutemen a 1-0 lead. Freshman Oliver Chau earned his first collegiate point with the secondary assist.
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Arizona State answered, however, just 69 seconds later. Joey Raats found Johnny Walker in the slot for a quick wrister that knotted things up at 1-1.
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The Minutemen went back on top by a goal 7:59 into the second period. Junior Brett Boeing fed the puck out of the corner to sophomore Griff Jeszka for a close-range one-timer, the first points of the year for both.
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At 12:06, though, the Sun Devils answered once more. Anthony Croston tucked a shot under the cross bar, set up by Louie Rowe.
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UMass regained the lead 9:02 into the third period when Leonard collected a pass from redshirt senior Niko Rufo and sophomore Jake McLaughlin and slid the puck underneath netminder Joey Daccord.
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Rufo then sealed the victory with an empty net tally from freshman Mario Ferraro at the 19:11 mark to complete a two-point night.
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Freshman Matt Murray earned his first collegiate win (1-0-0) in net, making 22 saves in the victory for the Minutemen. Daccord stopped 28 shots for Arizona State as UMass out-shot the Sun Devils 32-24. Both teams were 0-for-4 on the power play for the night.
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UMass returns to action on Fri., Oct. 13, when the squad will travel to Union for a 7 p.m. contest in Schenectady, New York.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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UMass jumped on the board first at the 6:30 mark of the opening period. Freshman Jake Gaudet swatted home a rebound off a Jake Horton shot from the top of the crease to give the Minutemen a 1-0 lead. Freshman Oliver Chau earned his first collegiate point with the secondary assist.
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Arizona State answered, however, just 69 seconds later. Joey Raats found Johnny Walker in the slot for a quick wrister that knotted things up at 1-1.
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The Minutemen went back on top by a goal 7:59 into the second period. Junior Brett Boeing fed the puck out of the corner to sophomore Griff Jeszka for a close-range one-timer, the first points of the year for both.
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At 12:06, though, the Sun Devils answered once more. Anthony Croston tucked a shot under the cross bar, set up by Louie Rowe.
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UMass regained the lead 9:02 into the third period when Leonard collected a pass from redshirt senior Niko Rufo and sophomore Jake McLaughlin and slid the puck underneath netminder Joey Daccord.
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Rufo then sealed the victory with an empty net tally from freshman Mario Ferraro at the 19:11 mark to complete a two-point night.
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Freshman Matt Murray earned his first collegiate win (1-0-0) in net, making 22 saves in the victory for the Minutemen. Daccord stopped 28 shots for Arizona State as UMass out-shot the Sun Devils 32-24. Both teams were 0-for-4 on the power play for the night.
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UMass returns to action on Fri., Oct. 13, when the squad will travel to Union for a 7 p.m. contest in Schenectady, New York.
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For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
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/ HockeyTeam Stats
UMASS
ASU
Shots
32
24
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
8
Faceoffs Won
18
39
Game Leaders
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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