University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, October 15
Amherst, Mass.
7:30 P.M.
University of Massachusetts
2-0-1
3
vs
0
#1 Denver
2-2-0
1
2
3
F
Denver
0
0
0
0
Massachusetts
1
1
1
3
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
#13/14 Massachusetts Hockey Blanks #1 Denver 3-0 To Complete Weekend Sweep
October 15, 2022 | Hockey
Pavicich stops 30 shots in UMass’ first-ever shutout of a No. 1 ranked team.
AMHERST, Mass. – Sophomore Luke Pavicich turned aside all 30 shots he faced on Saturday night as No. 13/14 Massachusetts hockey completed its weekend sweep of Denver with a 3-0 victory over the Pioneers at the Mullins Center. The win, UMass' first blanking of a No. 1-ranked opponent and Pavicich's first shutout of his career, moves the Minutemen to 2-0-1 on the year while Denver falls to 2-2-0.
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"Last night was a pretty disjointed game and I came away just happy to win the game," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "Tonight, I was very happy with the way we played. I'm very proud of this group. I'm sure everyone will say 'the team made a statement', but most importantly we made a statement to ourselves. I think this group created an identity this weekend, very similar to our teams in the last couple years. I saw so many positives tonight and, of course, it starts with the goaltender. I thought our defense played way better tonight. To shut out that team, that's quite a feat. I thought we got a little lucky at times. We had some puck luck this weekend for sure, but I walk away tonight feeling like we earned the victory tonight for sure."
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For a second straight night, the Minutemen jumped out to an early lead. Senior Cal Kiefiuk fed sophomore Scott Morrow at the right point and Morrow threaded a shot through traffic along the ice for his second of the weekend at the 37 seconds into the game.
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With the second period winding down, graduate student Matt Koopman doubled the lead for UMass, putting back his own rebound from the slot 16:52 into the stanza for his first tally as a Minuteman. Senior Jerry Harding and senior Eric Faith earned assists on the play.
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Kiefiuk later cemented the victory with an empty netter off a blocked shot by sophomore Ryan Ufko 18:08 into the third.
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Denver finished the night with a 30-24 shot advantage and both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play for the evening. Magnus Chrona had 21 saves in net for the Pioneers.
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"Last night was a pretty disjointed game and I came away just happy to win the game," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "Tonight, I was very happy with the way we played. I'm very proud of this group. I'm sure everyone will say 'the team made a statement', but most importantly we made a statement to ourselves. I think this group created an identity this weekend, very similar to our teams in the last couple years. I saw so many positives tonight and, of course, it starts with the goaltender. I thought our defense played way better tonight. To shut out that team, that's quite a feat. I thought we got a little lucky at times. We had some puck luck this weekend for sure, but I walk away tonight feeling like we earned the victory tonight for sure."
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For a second straight night, the Minutemen jumped out to an early lead. Senior Cal Kiefiuk fed sophomore Scott Morrow at the right point and Morrow threaded a shot through traffic along the ice for his second of the weekend at the 37 seconds into the game.
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With the second period winding down, graduate student Matt Koopman doubled the lead for UMass, putting back his own rebound from the slot 16:52 into the stanza for his first tally as a Minuteman. Senior Jerry Harding and senior Eric Faith earned assists on the play.
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Kiefiuk later cemented the victory with an empty netter off a blocked shot by sophomore Ryan Ufko 18:08 into the third.
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Denver finished the night with a 30-24 shot advantage and both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play for the evening. Magnus Chrona had 21 saves in net for the Pioneers.
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Team Stats
DEN
UMA
Shots
30
24
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
3
Penalty Mins
6
6
Faceoffs Won
22
27
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
Players Mentioned
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