Boston College
Northeastern
Hockey's Late Comeback Falls Short
October 20, 2001 | Men's Hockey
Oct. 20, 2001
BOSTON - Freshman Ryan Shannon's two goals were not enough to lift Boston College over Northeastern as the Huskies won Saturday night's HOCKEY EAST contest, 4-3.
Shannon gave Boston College (1-3-1) a quick 1-0 lead just 30 seconds into the game when he pushed a Dave Spina pass into the net for a goal. Senior Jeff Giuliano also assisted on the goal.
Northeastern (2-2-0) came back and scored three straight goals to give the Huskies a 3-1 lead midway through the second period. Jim Fahey netted a power-play goal at the 2:57 mark of the first after Spina was assessed a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. Leon Hayward then converted a shorthanded attempted at the 14:48 of the stanza. The Huskies' Mike Ryan scored the first of his two goals on the night at the 10:11 mark of the second period to extend the Northeastern lead to two goals.
Boston College jumped back within one goal when senior Ales Dolinar stuffed a Tony Voce rebound past Northeastern goaltender Mike Gilhooly with 2:01 left in the second period.
Ryan's second goal at 3:21 of the third period completed Northeastern's scoring, but the Eagles netted a goal with an extra skater with 49 seconds left in the game. Shannon streaked in off the boards to redirect a Bill Cass shot from the point. Dolinar won the faceoff to set up the goal.
Boston College's freshman goaltender Matti Kaltiainen stopped 14 shots on the night, while Gilhooly recorded 35 saves. BC out-shot Northeastern, 38-18, for the game.
The Eagles will return to action on Friday, October 26 when they host Notre Dame in the annual Rivalry Weekend with the Irish. Game time is set for 7 p.m., but there will be a pre-game ceremony to honor the 2001 national champions.
