University of Massachusets Athletics
Wednesday, December 28
Milwaukee, Wisc.
5:00 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
7-7-3
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Clarkson
8-8-2
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Clarkson
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Massachusetts
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#15 Massachusetts Hockey Falls To Clarkson, 6-3
December 28, 2022 | Hockey
O’Hara scored twice for the Minutemen in the setback with Nodler adding a tally as well.
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – No. 15 Massachusetts hockey built a 3-0 lead, but Clarkson responded with six unanswered tallies to defeat the Minutemen in the opening game of the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday evening. The loss leaves UMass at 7-7-3 on the year, while the Golden Knights improve to 8-8-2.
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"I'm kind of at a loss right now," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "It wasn't a great first period, second period was really good, we get up 3-0. We got a five-minute major, I thought the power play was actually pretty good tonight. We got a lot of looks then I don't know what happened. It just seemed like every puck Clarkson threw at the net went in. It wasn't that lopsided of a game, the score was. I thought we actually played well enough to win other than the last 10 minutes. Everything they threw at the net went in."
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Freshman Cole O'Hara opened the scoring with a power-play goal 8:23 into the first, firing a wrister that tucked under the cross bar from the top of the right faceoff circle off a feed from junior Aaron Bohlinger and Ryan Lautenbach.
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Senior Josh Nodler doubled the UMass advantage 3:16 into the second period, cleaning up a loose puck at the net front from freshman Tyson Dyck and sophomore Scott Morrow.
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O'Hara followed with his second of the contest at the 8:38 mark, quickly rifling home a drop pass from Dyck in the slot with Bohlinger earning the secondary helper to put the Minutemen up 3-0.
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Clarkson got on the board 13:48 into the second. With Mathieu Gosselin scoring on the rush off a feed from Ayrton Martino and Dustyn McFaul. The Golden Knights then made it a one-goal game before the intermission with Martino finding his way in behind the UMass defense after Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup and Tommy Pasanen sprung him on a partial break at 16:54.
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The Minutemen controlled the play to start the third period until a goal by Lucas Mercuri was overturned on a video review, shifting momentum Clarkson's way. Moments after a five-minute power play, which saw UMass generate several quality scoring chances, Mercuri popped the puck over netminder Ethan Haider, seemingly giving Massachusetts a two-goal cushion.
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Shortly after the tally was called back for goaltender interference, the Golden Knights put home the equalizer with Anthony Romano finishing off a feed from Jordan Power and Martino at the 10:50 mark. Martino added his second of the game at 13:22 to put Clarkson in front, 4-3. Pasanen and Schmidt-Svejstrup were credited with the helpers.
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Goals by Romano and Gosselin 16:54 and 1:33 into the final frame completed the scoring for the Golden Knights.
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Massachusetts out-shot Clarkson, 35-30 and went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-1.
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Haider had 33 saves for Clarkson and Luke Pavicich stopped 24 shots for the Minutemen.
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UMass will face the loser of tonight's Wisconsin vs. Lake Superior State matchup tomorrow, December 29, at either 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. Eastern to close out the tournament.
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"I'm kind of at a loss right now," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "It wasn't a great first period, second period was really good, we get up 3-0. We got a five-minute major, I thought the power play was actually pretty good tonight. We got a lot of looks then I don't know what happened. It just seemed like every puck Clarkson threw at the net went in. It wasn't that lopsided of a game, the score was. I thought we actually played well enough to win other than the last 10 minutes. Everything they threw at the net went in."
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Freshman Cole O'Hara opened the scoring with a power-play goal 8:23 into the first, firing a wrister that tucked under the cross bar from the top of the right faceoff circle off a feed from junior Aaron Bohlinger and Ryan Lautenbach.
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Senior Josh Nodler doubled the UMass advantage 3:16 into the second period, cleaning up a loose puck at the net front from freshman Tyson Dyck and sophomore Scott Morrow.
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O'Hara followed with his second of the contest at the 8:38 mark, quickly rifling home a drop pass from Dyck in the slot with Bohlinger earning the secondary helper to put the Minutemen up 3-0.
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Clarkson got on the board 13:48 into the second. With Mathieu Gosselin scoring on the rush off a feed from Ayrton Martino and Dustyn McFaul. The Golden Knights then made it a one-goal game before the intermission with Martino finding his way in behind the UMass defense after Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup and Tommy Pasanen sprung him on a partial break at 16:54.
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The Minutemen controlled the play to start the third period until a goal by Lucas Mercuri was overturned on a video review, shifting momentum Clarkson's way. Moments after a five-minute power play, which saw UMass generate several quality scoring chances, Mercuri popped the puck over netminder Ethan Haider, seemingly giving Massachusetts a two-goal cushion.
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Shortly after the tally was called back for goaltender interference, the Golden Knights put home the equalizer with Anthony Romano finishing off a feed from Jordan Power and Martino at the 10:50 mark. Martino added his second of the game at 13:22 to put Clarkson in front, 4-3. Pasanen and Schmidt-Svejstrup were credited with the helpers.
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Goals by Romano and Gosselin 16:54 and 1:33 into the final frame completed the scoring for the Golden Knights.
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Massachusetts out-shot Clarkson, 35-30 and went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-1.
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Haider had 33 saves for Clarkson and Luke Pavicich stopped 24 shots for the Minutemen.
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UMass will face the loser of tonight's Wisconsin vs. Lake Superior State matchup tomorrow, December 29, at either 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. Eastern to close out the tournament.
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Team Stats
CLK
MAS
Shots
30
35
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
1
Penalty Mins
9
2
Faceoffs Won
31
30
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
2
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
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