#14 Providence Rallies Past #5 Massachusetts Hockey, 4-3 In Overtime

AMHERST, Mass. – No. 5 University of Massachusetts hockey took a 3-1 lead into the third period, but a power-play goal midway through the stanza sparked a rally for No. 14 Providence, who topped the Minutemen in overtime, 4-3 at the Mullins Center on Saturday night. The loss leaves UMass at 5-3-1 overall 1-3-0 in league action, while the Friars improve to 6-2-1 overall and 4-0-1 in Hockey East play.

"I thought the team played a really good two periods and didn't give Providence much," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. Then, for whatever reason, the third period went sour. We took a really selfish penalty, which allowed them to score, gave them life and then they took the game over. We never really got back into it and then we make a bad turnover in overtime. I'm playing the freshmen a lot because they are the ones who score the goals and provide us offense, but they're also making a lot of young mistakes, which aren't too unexpected."

Providence struck first with Liam Valente picking up the puck from along the wall from Max Crozier and finding Jamie Englerbert who skated into the Massachusetts zone and drove a shot past Luke Pavicich from the high slot at the 11:31 mark.

The Minutemen managed to level the score before the end of the frame. Scott Morrow fed Cal Kiefiuk at the right faceoff circle and Kiefiuk set up Ufko at the blueline for the power-play goal at 15:03.

UMass then took the lead 3:50 into the second period when freshman Michael Cameron redirected in a Reed Lebster shot for his second tally of the season.

Freshman Mikey Adamson, in his UMass debut, made it a 3-1 margin for the Minutemen, burying a feed from Kiefiuk on an odd-man rush for his first collegiate tally at 12:04.

Just five seconds into a Providence power play midway through the third, Patrick Moynihan drove a one-timer into an open net off the rebound from a Max Crozier shot after Parker Ford won the offensive zone draw for the Friars 9:01 into the stanza.

Moments later PC tied the score at 3-3 as Ford put back a rebound off a Brett Berard wraparound attempt at 11:12.

The Friars went on to pick up the OT winner at 1:28 when Nick Poisson stole the puck in the neutral zone and dished off to Berard who skated in alone on Pavicich for the score.

Providence finished with a 34-22 shot advantage and went 1-for-3 on the power play, while UMass was 1-for-2.

Philip Svedeback totaled 19 saves and Pavicich had 30 stops, including 20 in the third period.

The Minutemen will be back in action next Friday, November 11, hosting #11/13 Boston University at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m.

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#14 Providence Rallies Past #5 Massachusetts Hockey, 4-3 In Overtime

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Cal Kiefiuk

Ryan Ufko

Michael Cameron

Mikey Adamson

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