University of Massachusets Athletics
Tuesday, February 14
Amherst, Mass.
7 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
5-24-2, 2-16-1HEA
0
vs
3
MERRIMACK
12-13-5, 6-7-5HEA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hockey Shut Out by Merrimack, 3-0
February 14, 2017 | Hockey
THE BASICS:
RESULT: Merrimack 3, Massachusetts 0
LOCATION: Mullins Center (Amherst, Mass.)
RECORDS: Massachusetts (5-24-2, 2-16-1 HEA); Merrimack (12-13-5, 6-7-5 HEA)
THE LEAD: University of Massachusetts hockey dropped its Tuesday night Hockey East matchup with Merrimack, 3-0 at the Mullins Center. The Warriors out-shot the Minutemen 32-22 in the contest, posting two of their three tallies in the opening period.
FIRST PERIOD:
Merrimack took a 1-0 lead 8:29 into the first when Brett Seney tapped home a wraparound from Sami Tavernier at the far post. Then with a five-minute power play late in the frame, Alex Carle's shot from the point found its way through traffic off a feed from Ludvig Larsson and Chris LeBlanc at 17:44.
SECOND PERIOD:
The Warriors added their third of the night 5:35 into the second period. Seney and Tavernier set up Johnathan Kovacevic for a one-timer that he fired under the cross bar from the top of the right faceoff circle.
THIRD PERIOD:
UMass appeared to have gotten on the board with 12:20 to go in the first period as senior Steven Iacobellis slid a loose puck underneath Merrimack netminder Collin Delia. However, the goal was overturned for contact with the goaltender.
FROM COACH CARVEL:
"Not having Ray (Pigozzi), Jake McLaughlin and then losing (Austin) Plevy, three of our better offensive guys, I think was a definite factor in the game, but Merrimack did a really good job clogging up the game on us and their goaltender didn't have to face a lot of chances tonight and I think he's a pretty good goaltender on top of that. We got what we expected from Merrimack tonight and I think if our compete had been better for 60 minutes we might have found a way to win, but it wasn't close enough tonight."
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
UP NEXT: The Minutemen will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 18, when the squad will play host to No. 6 UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center.
For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
RESULT: Merrimack 3, Massachusetts 0
LOCATION: Mullins Center (Amherst, Mass.)
RECORDS: Massachusetts (5-24-2, 2-16-1 HEA); Merrimack (12-13-5, 6-7-5 HEA)
THE LEAD: University of Massachusetts hockey dropped its Tuesday night Hockey East matchup with Merrimack, 3-0 at the Mullins Center. The Warriors out-shot the Minutemen 32-22 in the contest, posting two of their three tallies in the opening period.
FIRST PERIOD:
Merrimack took a 1-0 lead 8:29 into the first when Brett Seney tapped home a wraparound from Sami Tavernier at the far post. Then with a five-minute power play late in the frame, Alex Carle's shot from the point found its way through traffic off a feed from Ludvig Larsson and Chris LeBlanc at 17:44.
SECOND PERIOD:
The Warriors added their third of the night 5:35 into the second period. Seney and Tavernier set up Johnathan Kovacevic for a one-timer that he fired under the cross bar from the top of the right faceoff circle.
THIRD PERIOD:
UMass appeared to have gotten on the board with 12:20 to go in the first period as senior Steven Iacobellis slid a loose puck underneath Merrimack netminder Collin Delia. However, the goal was overturned for contact with the goaltender.
FROM COACH CARVEL:
"Not having Ray (Pigozzi), Jake McLaughlin and then losing (Austin) Plevy, three of our better offensive guys, I think was a definite factor in the game, but Merrimack did a really good job clogging up the game on us and their goaltender didn't have to face a lot of chances tonight and I think he's a pretty good goaltender on top of that. We got what we expected from Merrimack tonight and I think if our compete had been better for 60 minutes we might have found a way to win, but it wasn't close enough tonight."
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Making his second straight start in net for the Minutemen, senior Alex Wakaluk finished the night with 29 saves. Delia totaled 22 stops for the Warriors.
- Merrimack went 1-for-5 on the power play in the contest, while UMass was 0-for-2.
- The Minutemen won 33 of 56 faceoffs on the evening (58.9%), led sophomore Ryan Badger's 12 for 15 (80%) effort over the dots, while by Iacobellis won 15 of 23 (65.2%) draws.
UP NEXT: The Minutemen will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 18, when the squad will play host to No. 6 UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center.
For continued coverage of UMass hockey, follow the team on Twitter (@UMassHockey) and Instagram (@MassachusettsHockey) and on Facebook at facebook.com/UMassHockey.
Team Stats
MER
UMASS
Shots
32
22
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
5
Penalty Mins
4
21
Faceoffs Won
23
33
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
F
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D
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