Wednesday, March 17
Chestnut Hill, MA
4:30 p.m.
Boston College
17-5-1
5
vs
6
UMass Lowell
10-8-1
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
UMass Lowell
0
1
4
0
1
6
BC
1
3
1
0
0
5
Photo by: Rich Gagnon
No. 1 Eagles Suffer Double Overtime Heartbreaker in Semifinal to UMass Lowell
March 17, 2021 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Matt Brown batted a puck out of the air inside the left post with eight minutes left in double overtime, lifting No. 7 seed UMass Lowell past top seed Boston College by a 6-5 final in the Hockey East Semifinal on Wednesday night at Kelley Rink.
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The Eagles thought they had won the game in the first overtime when Patrick Giles deflected a right point shot from Jack St. Ivany, but the potential game-winner was overturned after video review revealed that BC was offside prior to the goal.
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Boston College will enter the NCAA Tournament with a 17-5-1 record heading into the Selection Show on Sunday night. UMass Lowell improved to 10-8-1 and will visit No. 3 seed UMass on Saturday for the Hockey East Championship Game.
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The Eagles were led by their sophomore class, which combined for 12 points on the night. The top line of Alex Newhook (2-3-5), Matt Boldy (0-4-4) and Mike Hardman (1-1-2) all had multi-point performances, while Marshall Warren netted his third goal of the year.
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The River Hawks stormed back from 4-1 down in the third period, but captain Marc McLaughlin restored the lead at 5-4 on the power play with 2:07 remaining in regulation. Lowell answered 40 seconds later on a deflected point shot just as goaltender Henry Welsch reached the bench for an extra skater.
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Spencer Knight made a season-high 43 saves but suffered just his third defeat of the season. BC was 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and blocked 19 shots.
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SCORING SUMMARY
1st 7:34, BC (1-0) | Newhook dropped the puck along the right wing for Boldy, who cut to the top of the faceoff circle before fluttering a backhand pass to the back door for Warren to finish top shelf.
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2nd 6:44, BC (2-0) | During a 3-on-0 with its top line on the ice, Newhook fed Boldy on the left wing and the sophomore settled the puck before dropping to Hardman for a glove side one-timer from the low slot.
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2nd 12:40, BC (3-0) | St. Ivany's right point shot trickled wide but Hardman spun the puck back into the slot for an open Newhook, who fired a shot into the top corner glove side.
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2nd 13:01, UML (3-1) | Anthony Baxter gloved the puck down at neutral ice and gained the BC blue line before ripping a shot blocker side from the high slot.
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2nd 18:47, BC (4-1) | From the left wing half boards, Boldy centered a pass to Newhook in the slot and the forward delayed before picking out the bottom left corner off the post.
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3rd 10:25, UML (4-2) | Reid Stefanson reeled in a pass from Brown in the high slot and sent a snap shot over the blocker of Knight into the top left corner.
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3rd 15:33, UML (4-3) | Chase Blackmun nudged the puck to Andre Lee in the high slot and his wrister found the left corner blocker side.
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3rd 16:39, UML (4-4) | Lucas Condotta drifted below the left faceoff dot on the power play and snuck a shot past Knight's blocker short side.
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3rd 17:53, BC (5-4) | Boldy reeled in a cross-ice pass from Newhook on the right wing and centered to McLaughlin, who controlled the puck away from a Lowell defenseman and beat Welsch low glove side.
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3rd 18:34, UML (5-5) | Baxter received a pass at the left point and fired a shot on target that took a deflection in the slot and found the bottom right corner.
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2OT 12:00, UML (5-6) | From the end boards, Seth Barton flipped a backhand to the front of the net and Brown whacked the puck out of mid-air to the far post for the winner.
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UP NEXT
Boston College will find out its opponent and destination for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday (March 21) during the NCAA Selection Show, which airs at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
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The Eagles thought they had won the game in the first overtime when Patrick Giles deflected a right point shot from Jack St. Ivany, but the potential game-winner was overturned after video review revealed that BC was offside prior to the goal.
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Boston College will enter the NCAA Tournament with a 17-5-1 record heading into the Selection Show on Sunday night. UMass Lowell improved to 10-8-1 and will visit No. 3 seed UMass on Saturday for the Hockey East Championship Game.
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The Eagles were led by their sophomore class, which combined for 12 points on the night. The top line of Alex Newhook (2-3-5), Matt Boldy (0-4-4) and Mike Hardman (1-1-2) all had multi-point performances, while Marshall Warren netted his third goal of the year.
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The River Hawks stormed back from 4-1 down in the third period, but captain Marc McLaughlin restored the lead at 5-4 on the power play with 2:07 remaining in regulation. Lowell answered 40 seconds later on a deflected point shot just as goaltender Henry Welsch reached the bench for an extra skater.
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Spencer Knight made a season-high 43 saves but suffered just his third defeat of the season. BC was 5-for-6 on the penalty kill and blocked 19 shots.
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SCORING SUMMARY
1st 7:34, BC (1-0) | Newhook dropped the puck along the right wing for Boldy, who cut to the top of the faceoff circle before fluttering a backhand pass to the back door for Warren to finish top shelf.
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2nd 6:44, BC (2-0) | During a 3-on-0 with its top line on the ice, Newhook fed Boldy on the left wing and the sophomore settled the puck before dropping to Hardman for a glove side one-timer from the low slot.
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2nd 12:40, BC (3-0) | St. Ivany's right point shot trickled wide but Hardman spun the puck back into the slot for an open Newhook, who fired a shot into the top corner glove side.
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2nd 13:01, UML (3-1) | Anthony Baxter gloved the puck down at neutral ice and gained the BC blue line before ripping a shot blocker side from the high slot.
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2nd 18:47, BC (4-1) | From the left wing half boards, Boldy centered a pass to Newhook in the slot and the forward delayed before picking out the bottom left corner off the post.
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3rd 10:25, UML (4-2) | Reid Stefanson reeled in a pass from Brown in the high slot and sent a snap shot over the blocker of Knight into the top left corner.
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3rd 15:33, UML (4-3) | Chase Blackmun nudged the puck to Andre Lee in the high slot and his wrister found the left corner blocker side.
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3rd 16:39, UML (4-4) | Lucas Condotta drifted below the left faceoff dot on the power play and snuck a shot past Knight's blocker short side.
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3rd 17:53, BC (5-4) | Boldy reeled in a cross-ice pass from Newhook on the right wing and centered to McLaughlin, who controlled the puck away from a Lowell defenseman and beat Welsch low glove side.
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3rd 18:34, UML (5-5) | Baxter received a pass at the left point and fired a shot on target that took a deflection in the slot and found the bottom right corner.
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2OT 12:00, UML (5-6) | From the end boards, Seth Barton flipped a backhand to the front of the net and Brown whacked the puck out of mid-air to the far post for the winner.
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UP NEXT
Boston College will find out its opponent and destination for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday (March 21) during the NCAA Selection Show, which airs at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
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Team Stats
UML
BC
Shots
49
39
PPG
1
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
2
6
Penalty Mins
4
12
Faceoffs Won
47
49
Game Leaders
+/-
+1
Goals
2
Sh
9
A
3
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
4
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
-2
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
Players Mentioned
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