No. 13 Eagles Suffer Setback to No. 17 UMass

Thursday, March 5

Amherst, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

19-13-1, 13-10-0

UMass

20-12-1, 13-9-1

Boston College

Massachusetts

James Hagens shooting the puck for his goal against UMass

No. 13 Eagles Suffer Setback to No. 17 UMass

March 05, 2026 | Men's Hockey

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James Hagens scored his league-leading 21st goal of the season

By: Athletic Communications

AMHERST, Mass. – The No. 13 Boston College men's hockey team suffered a 2-1 setback to No. 17 UMass on Thursday evening at the Mullins Center in the team's final road game of the season. James Hagens scored for the Eagles, while Dean Letourneau and Louka Cloutier each had an assist.

Boston College moves to 19-13-1 overall and 13-10-0 in Hockey East, while UMass improves to 20-12-1 overall and 13-9-1 in league play.

The Eagles offense generated several chances in the opening period, outshooting the Minutemen 8-0 in the opening 10 minutes. BC ended the first 20 minutes with a 10-2 shots advantage, but neither team found the breakthrough in the opening period.

UMass opened the scoring early in the second frame. Owen Mehlenbacher picked up the puck in the neutral zone, quickly finding Cam O'Neill for a shot that made its way in the back of the net.

BC tied the game midway through the final period off an incredible solo effort from J. Hagens as he skated from the Eagles defensive zone all the way through the neutral zone into the offensive zone before firing a shot towards goal. The initial shot was saved, but the sophomore followed up on the loose puck and was able to smash it home on the power play.

The Minutemen regained the lead less than a minute later as Owen Murray scored on a shot from the right faceoff circle to bring the BC deficit back to one.

Boston College outshot Massachusetts, 35-17.

SCORING
2nd       4:02    UMA     Cam O'Neill (Owen Mehlenbacher, Coleson Hanrahan)
3rd        7:04    BC       James Hagens (Dean Letourneau, Louka Cloutier) - PP
3rd        7:57    UMA     Owen Murray (Lukas Klecka)

GAME NOTES

Boston College moves to 80-18-4 all-time against UMass
James Hagens scored his 21st goal of the season and sixth on the power play
Hagens extends his point streak to a career-best 11 games
Dean Letourneau recorded his 16th assist of the campaign
Louka Cloutier tallied his first career assist

UP NEXT
BC concludes the regular season on Saturday with a Hockey East matchup against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. at Kelley Rink. The game will air live on NESN and ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.