Tucker Helps Terriers Top No. 5 UMass, 4-3

Friday, November 15

Boston, MA

7:30 PM

Boston University

3-3-4, 2-2-3

Massachusetts

6-3-0, 2-3-0

Massachusetts

Boston University

November 15, 2019 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON - The Boston University men's ice hockey team held off a third-period comeback try by visiting Massachusetts to earn a 4-3 victory over the fifth-ranked Minutemen on Friday evening at Agganis Arena.

Graduate student Sam Tucker stopped the first 39 shots he faced and finished with a career-high 49 saves for the Terriers, who move to 3-3-4 on the season with a 2-2-3 Hockey East mark.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After scoring the lone goal of the opening period, the Terriers erupted with a three-goal second period to take a commanding 4-0 lead.
The Minutemen rallied with three goals in the first nine minutes of the third before BU held on for the victory.
Sophomore Matthew Quercia opened the scoring with a delayed-penalty goal, picking up a rebound in the slot and sending it past UMass netminder Matt Murray 7:02 into the contest.
BU doubled the lead with a goal off a rush as senior Patrick Curry stuffed in a loose puck in the crease after classmate Patrick Harper crashed the net from the right side early in the middle period.
An impressive individual effort by Gabriel Chabot pushed the lead to 3-0 as the senior won a tough battle for the puck behind the UMass goal before curling around and wristing a shot over Murray's shoulder at 5:25 of the second.
The three-goal second was capped by junior David Farrance's team-leading ninth goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner.
Some deft passing by Harper and freshman Robert Mastrosimone on the power play allowed Farrance to get the puck alone in the left shot, where he faked a shot before burying the puck inside the left post with just four seconds left in the period.
The visitors made a game of it, however, beginning with Gianfranco Cassaro's first collegiate goal, which came just 48 seconds into the third period to break up the shutout bid.
Oliver Chau made it a 4-2 contest at the 4:08 mark with his first goal of the season before a wrister by Zac Jones eluded Tucker with 11:09 remaining in regulation to create a one-goal game.
BU stayed out of the penalty box down the stretch and the defense and Tucker held on for the victory.

GAME NOTES

Harper tallied two assists, upping his point streak to eight games while moving up to fourth in the nation in points per game this season at 1.88.
Tucker eclipsed his previous career high of 33 saves before the end of the second period.
UMass held a 52-22 shot advantage.
BU went 1-for-3 on the power play and killed off both of the Minutemen's chances with the man advantage.
Murray made seven saves on 10 shots before Filip Lindberg came on in relief and recorded 11 saves while allowing one goal.
Quercia and freshman Case McCarthy each had a game-high three blocked shots.

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