Terriers Explode En Route To Hockey East Win Over UMass
December 1, 2000 | Men's Ice Hockey
Senior Carl Corazzini and junior Jack Baker enjoyed career highs offensively and junior Jason Tapp came up with a season-high 33-save effort to lead the Terrier hockey team to a much-needed 5-2 win over host University of Massachusetts/Amherst on Friday night (Dec. 1).
The win snapped a six-game Terrier losing streak, as the team improved to 3-8-1 overall and 2-4-1 in Hockey East action. The two teams will close out their weekend home-and-home series on Saturday night (December 2nd) at Walter Brown Arena.
Corazzini scored a pair of goals and added two assists for a career-best four points.
Baker had three assists, all coming in the first period, as it was his best single period total of his collegiate career. It also marked a high-water mark for assists in a game.
Finally, Tapp, who entered the game with a 1-5-1 record and a 3.84 goals against average and an .866 save percentage, improved on all his totals with his victory. UMass, which is now 3-9-2 overall and 3-2-0 in the league, jumped to a 1-0 lead on a power play goal by Jeff Turner just 2:39 into the game.
Sophomore Freddy Meyer tied the game with his first goal of the season at 6:18 of the first period. Before the period was over, Corazzini and sophomore Brian Collins tallied for the Terriers, who took a 3-1 lead into the first intermission. It marked the most goals scored by B.U. in a period this year.
Baker, who went into the game with 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points in 8 career games against the Minutemen, assisted on all 3 Terrier goals in the first period.
Senior Nick Gillis increased B.U.'s lead to 4-0 with his third goal of the season at 12:30 of the second period.
Then, in the third period, Corazzini notched his second goal of the game, and eighth of the season on the Terrier power play just 57 seconds into the third period.
UMass' Martin Milijko closed out the scoring at 10:29 of the period.
Tapp, who had to make just 5 saves in the first period, came back with 14 saves each in the second and third periods.
"Jason had a heckuva night," said Terrier head coach Jack Parker. "He got a breath of fresh air in the game.
"For the most part tonight, we moved the puck well, and made some nice plays," the coach went on. "It was also nice to see that once we got the lead we kept them on the periphery.
"We needed this win," concluded the coach. "It was imperative that we come away with a 'W' tonight."
