University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, October 29
North Andover, Mass.
7:00 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
3-2-0, 1-0-0
2
at
1
Merrimack
3-4-0, 1-3-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Felix Lifts #12/10 Massachusetts Hockey Past Merrimack, 2-1
October 29, 2021 | Hockey
The senior had a two-point night, including the game winner with 4.7 seconds left in regulation.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Senior Colin Felix's goal with less than five seconds to play in regulation lifted No. 12/10 Massachusetts Hockey to a 2-1 win over Merrimack on Friday night at Lawler Rink. The win moves the Minutemen to 3-2-0 on the season (1-0-0 HE), while the Warriors fall to 3-4-0, 1-3-0 in league action.
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"It's tough to win in this building. It's been tough for us to win in this building. I thought we came out ready to play and we found a way to win. It was a close game. Merrimack keeps getting better. To me it was a coin toss, either team could've come away with the win and we got the last bounce to get both points."
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Senior Bobby Trivigno opened the scoring 9:06 into the first period as sophomore Josh Lopina found him at the back post with a feed across the slot. Felix picked up an assist on the play, as well.
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UMass endured pressure from Merrimack in the second, killing off three penalties with two coming nearly back-to-back. Matthew Baker rung a shot off the crossbar with under eight minutes to go in the frame, the Minutemen's best chance of the period, but it remained a one-goal game going into the third.
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At the 4:13 mark of the final stanza, Logan Drevitch tied things up at 1-1 for Merrimack, poking a wrap-around attempt past Matt Murray from Zach Vinnell and Ben Brar.
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With the potential of overtime looming, Anthony Del Gaizo found Felix pinching in at the point and Felix sent a shot home through traffic with just 4.7 seconds left for the game winner.
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UMass and Merrimack finished even in shots at 29 apiece, while the Minutemen were 0-for-4 on the power play but a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill to extend their streak to 17 straight successful kills. Murray finished the night with 28 saves and his counterpart, Zachary Borgiel, made 27 stops for the Warriors.
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The two teams will be back in action tomorrow night, October 30, with game two of the weekend series set for 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center.
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"It's tough to win in this building. It's been tough for us to win in this building. I thought we came out ready to play and we found a way to win. It was a close game. Merrimack keeps getting better. To me it was a coin toss, either team could've come away with the win and we got the last bounce to get both points."
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Senior Bobby Trivigno opened the scoring 9:06 into the first period as sophomore Josh Lopina found him at the back post with a feed across the slot. Felix picked up an assist on the play, as well.
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UMass endured pressure from Merrimack in the second, killing off three penalties with two coming nearly back-to-back. Matthew Baker rung a shot off the crossbar with under eight minutes to go in the frame, the Minutemen's best chance of the period, but it remained a one-goal game going into the third.
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At the 4:13 mark of the final stanza, Logan Drevitch tied things up at 1-1 for Merrimack, poking a wrap-around attempt past Matt Murray from Zach Vinnell and Ben Brar.
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With the potential of overtime looming, Anthony Del Gaizo found Felix pinching in at the point and Felix sent a shot home through traffic with just 4.7 seconds left for the game winner.
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UMass and Merrimack finished even in shots at 29 apiece, while the Minutemen were 0-for-4 on the power play but a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill to extend their streak to 17 straight successful kills. Murray finished the night with 28 saves and his counterpart, Zachary Borgiel, made 27 stops for the Warriors.
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The two teams will be back in action tomorrow night, October 30, with game two of the weekend series set for 7 p.m. at the Mullins Center.
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Team Stats
UMA
MER
Shots
29
29
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
30
31
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
Players Mentioned
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