Weekend Update: Key Road Win for Engineers
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Non-conference competition was
the focal point for ECAC Hockey teams this past weekend. Some
of the highlights of weekend play included Rensselaer posting a
significant road win, Quinnipiac remaining unbeaten at home, and
Princeton snapping a winless streak.
Rensselaer 5 at Boston University 3: The
Engineers moved to the .500 mark at 9-9-1 as senior Christian
Jensen's goal at 13:58 of the third period broke a 3-3 tie to lead
Rensselaer's three-goal third period on its way to a 5-3
come-from-behind victory at Boston University Friday at Agganis
Arena. BU goalie Kieran Millan finished the game with 20
saves while Rensselaer's Bryce Merriam stopped 32 shots in the
win. The Terriers outshot the Engineers 35-25 for the
game. Rensselaer was 0-for-6 on the power-play, while Boston
University was 1-for-6.
At No. 9/9 UMass-Lowell 4, Princeton 1 & Princeton 3 at
UMass-Lowell 2: Princeton earned a weekend road
split snapping a seven game winless streak by stopping
UMass-Lowell, 3-2 Friday. The Tigers avenged a loss Friday,
4-1 at the hands of the River Hawks. The Tigers scored the
first goal of the game, but then surrendered the next four.
Dan Bartlett scoring on a well-placed drag shot from a few feet out
only 1:52 into the game. River Hawk goaltender Carter Hutton
stopped 29-of-30 shots on net, improving to 5-4-0 on the
season. The Tigers' Mike Condon made 23 saves in the loss,
falling to 0-1-0. UMass-Lowell was 2-for-3 on the power-play
and blanked Princeton in six chances with the man-advantage.
On Saturday the Tigers received a career-high 45 saves from
goaltender Zane Kalemba and the first two goals of Eric Meland's
collegiate career helping them to a 3-2 win over the River
Hawks. Kalemba made a game-high 19 saves in the third
period. Nevin Hamilton stopped 27 shots in the loss.
Princeton is now 4-8-1 and has a 17-day layoff before returning to
action on Dec. 29 against Maine at the Florida College Classic.
At No. 7/8 Quinnipiac 5, American International
2: The Bobcats defeated American International
College, 5-2, in a non-conference match-up at the TD Bank Sports
Center in Hamden, Conn. Saturday afternoon. The win pushes
Quinnipiac to 13-3-1 while American International falls to
2-14-1. Quinnipiac remains perfect at home this season at
8-0-0. Freshman D'Arcy Oakes scored his first-career goal
while Greg Holt, Jean-Marc Beaudoin, and Brandon Wong each had a
goal and an assist for the Bobcats. Bob Freshman Zach Davies
had two assists in the win. American International was
0-for-1 on the power-play, while Quinnipiac netted one goal with
the man-advantage on two chances.
At Vermont 3, St. Lawrence 0: Sophomore Rob
Madore made 21 saves to earn his second-career shutout and senior
co-captain Brian Roloff scored a pair of power-play goals to lead
Vermont to a 3-0 win against St. Lawrence in front of a sellout
crowd at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Vermont outshot St.
Lawrence 32-21 and picked up its second straight shutout against
its former ECAC Hockey rival. Saints' netminder Kain Tisi had
a strong effort in net, stopping 29 shots, but no reward in the win
column.
At No. 20 Union 4, USA Under-18 Team 1: A
well-rounded attack by the Dutchmen led Mario Valery-Trabucco and
Luke Cain who each had a goal and an assist, in a 4-1 victory
against the United States Under-18 Development team Friday night at
Messa Rink. Corey Milan turned away 20 shots in his first
start since Nov. 7. At the other end, Jack Campbell made 23
stops in the loss. The Dutchmen registered a power-play goal
and killed off all five U-18 PP chances.
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