PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Despite a career night by junior David Farrance, the Boston University men's ice hockey team was edged, 6-5, by No. 11 Providence on Saturday evening at Schneider Arena.
 
Farrance tallied his first collegiate hat trick and added an assist for a career-high four points after recording two third-period goals in Friday night's 3-3 draw with the Friars in Boston.
 
Freshman Trevor Zegras recorded a goal and two assists for the second consecutive night while classmate Ethan Phillips scored his first collegiate goal.
 
The Terriers move to 2-3-4 overall and 1-2-3 in Hockey East.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The back-and-forth affair provided scoring all night long as each team scored in all three periods.
• Providence tallied three power-play goals on the night and opened the scoring with one at the 11:31 mark of the first.
• BU responded just 26 seconds later, however, as Farrance potted his first of the night on assists from junior Jake Witkowski and freshman Markus Boguslavsky.
• Farrance gave BU what would be its only lead of the night with a power-play tally at 14:34 of the first.
• Providence made it a 2-2 affair moments later when Jamie Engelbert took advantage of a fortunate carom off the back boards.
• The second period featured five goals beginning with the Friars regaining the lead at 3-2 off a power-play marker by Max Crozier at the 4:10 mark.
• BU appeared to take a 3-2 lead on a power-play snipe by junior Patrick Harper but Providence had a successful challenge due to the play being offsides.
• The Friars took the momentum from the overturn and caught another break to take a 4-2 advantage off a power play as a referee blew dead a play thinking BU netminder Sam Tucker made a save but then signaled for a goal as he got closer to the net.
• The Terriers were able to wipe away the deficit though, first getting a goal from Zegras after the Terriers got PC netminder Michael Lackey out of position just under a minute after PC established the two-goal cushion.
• Farrance both capped his hat trick and evened the score on a power-play blast from just inside the blue line at 12:27 of the third.
• Tyce Thompson gave the Friars the lead for good just over a minute later, allowing the home team to take a 3-2 advantage into the second intermission.
• PC once again took a two-goal lead early in the third when a shot by Crozier from the blue line went off BU netminder Vinnie Purpura and trickled in for the eventual game-winner.
• Phillips gave the Terriers some late hope when he potted a rebound at the right post with 7:08 to play for his first goal as a Terrier.

 
GAME NOTES

• Farrance now leads all college hockey defensemen in both goals (8) and points (14).
• Boguslavsky's assist was his first collegiate point.
• Tucker earned his sixth straight start in the BU goal and made 20 saves while allowing four goals.
• Purpura came on in relief after the Friars took a 4-2 lead but gave up two goals on seven shots and Tucker went back in, keeping the Friars scoreless for the final 17:03.
• The Friars got a 24-save performance from Lackey.
• Providence held a 34-29 advantage in shots.

UP NEXT

• BU returns to action next weekend with a home-and-home series against No. 2 Massachusetts.
• The opener takes place on Friday (Nov. 15) at Agganis Arena.
• Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.