University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Denver, Colo.
9:07 P.M. ET
University of Massachusetts
13-6-1, 6-3-1
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7/5 Denver
13-4-3, 3-3-2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Denver | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
No. 9 Hockey Edged By No. 7/5 Denver, 4-3
January 04, 2020 | Hockey
Trivigno, Leonard and Suter all net goals for the Minutemen in the setback.
DENVER, Colo. – No. 9 University of Massachusetts hockey led 2-0 early in the first, but No. 7/5 Denver answered by scoring the next four goals in the contest and held on late to edge the Minutemen, 4-3 at Magness Arena. The loss leaves UMass at 13-6-1, while the Pioneers improve to 13-4-3.
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"We played about 50 good minutes tonight and against a top team, 50 is not enough," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We learned lessons this weekend that will help us going forward. I think this was a weekend to show us exactly what we are and where we're at and where we need to better, so we'll take that out of this weekend with two close losses."
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Sophomore Bobby Trivigno opened the scoring for the Minutemen 4:15 into the first period, sliding a puck underneath goaltender Magnus Chrona off a pass from freshman Zac Jones and sophomore Colin Felix.
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Then at the 10:46 mark, junior John Leonard stickhandled around Chrona's left pad to net a power-play goal that put UMass up by a pair. Jones and sophomore Marc Del Gaizo earned the assists on the tally.
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Denver halved its deficit at the 15:55 mark with a power-play goal of its own from Liam Finlay from Brett Stapley and Ryan Barrow.
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Late in the second period another Pioneers' power-play goal by Emilio Petersen tied the score at 2-2 and began a stretch of three tallies for Denver in a span of two minutes, 20 seconds as Bobby Brink and Cole Guttman found the back of the net, as well.
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Senior Jack Suter flung a puck home from the slot off a pass from sophomore Ty Farmer with 3.1 seconds to go in the frame to bring UMass back to within one at 4-3 heading into the final stanza.
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The Minutemen had several chances in the third to pick up the equalizer, including a power play over the final 1:46, but were unable to convert.
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UMass ended the night with a 42-37 edge in shots and went 1-for-8 with the man advantage while Denver was 2-for-4.
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Matt Murray made 33 saves in net for the Minutemen and Chrona totaled 39 stops for the Pioneers.
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UMass will be back in action next Friday, January 10, when the squad will travel to Chestnut Hill to face No. 5/4 Boston College at 7 p.m.
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"We played about 50 good minutes tonight and against a top team, 50 is not enough," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "We learned lessons this weekend that will help us going forward. I think this was a weekend to show us exactly what we are and where we're at and where we need to better, so we'll take that out of this weekend with two close losses."
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Sophomore Bobby Trivigno opened the scoring for the Minutemen 4:15 into the first period, sliding a puck underneath goaltender Magnus Chrona off a pass from freshman Zac Jones and sophomore Colin Felix.
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Then at the 10:46 mark, junior John Leonard stickhandled around Chrona's left pad to net a power-play goal that put UMass up by a pair. Jones and sophomore Marc Del Gaizo earned the assists on the tally.
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Denver halved its deficit at the 15:55 mark with a power-play goal of its own from Liam Finlay from Brett Stapley and Ryan Barrow.
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Late in the second period another Pioneers' power-play goal by Emilio Petersen tied the score at 2-2 and began a stretch of three tallies for Denver in a span of two minutes, 20 seconds as Bobby Brink and Cole Guttman found the back of the net, as well.
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Senior Jack Suter flung a puck home from the slot off a pass from sophomore Ty Farmer with 3.1 seconds to go in the frame to bring UMass back to within one at 4-3 heading into the final stanza.
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The Minutemen had several chances in the third to pick up the equalizer, including a power play over the final 1:46, but were unable to convert.
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UMass ended the night with a 42-37 edge in shots and went 1-for-8 with the man advantage while Denver was 2-for-4.
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Matt Murray made 33 saves in net for the Minutemen and Chrona totaled 39 stops for the Pioneers.
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UMass will be back in action next Friday, January 10, when the squad will travel to Chestnut Hill to face No. 5/4 Boston College at 7 p.m.
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UMASS
DEN
Shots
42
37
PPG
1
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
10
14
Penalty Mins
20
28
Faceoffs Won
30
53
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
9
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
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