No. 19 BU Edged by UMass Lowell, 2-1

Saturday, October 30

Lowell, MA

6:05 PM

Boston University

3-5-0, 2-4-0

UMass Lowell

4-1-1, 2-0-0

Boston U.

UMass Lowell

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

October 30, 2021 | Men's Ice Hockey

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LOWELL, Mass. - Junior Case McCarthy lit the lamp late in the third period to try and spark a comeback, but the No. 19 Boston University men's ice hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision to UMass Lowell on Saturday night at Tsongas Center.

Junior Robert Mastrosimone assisted on McCarthy's extra-attacker goal with 1:35 remaining in regulation. The Terriers pulled sophomore Drew Commesso (26 saves) again to try and level the score, but despite offensive-zone pressure, they were unable to equalize.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Jamie Armstrong thought he put his team ahead with 8:42 to go in the first period when he redirected a Tyler Boucher shot into the back of the net, but after video review the call was overturned due to goaltender interference.
Lowell struck first with 1:28 remaining in the opening frame.
Commesso and McCarthy combined to keep the deficit at one midway through the second period. After Commesso stopped the first shot with a nice save, McCarthy was stationed on the right post to clear away a sure goal off the rebound chance.
The River Hawks scored on a shorthanded breakaway at the 16:26 mark to take a 2-0 lead into the final 20 minutes.
Sophomore Dylan Peterson rang a shot off the post midway through the third in attempt to get on the board.
Boucher found graduate student Max Kaufman in the slot with a sweet pass from behind the goal line, but Owen Savory (19 saves) smothered the attempt to keep his team ahead by two late in the third.
BU pulled Commesso in favor of an extra attacker with 2:46 to play in the third and immediately generated a scoring chance, but Savory covered the puck before a Terrier could jam it home.
McCarthy struck with 1:35 to play in regulation. Boucher and Mastrosimone battled two Lowell skaters along the half-wall, and Mastrosimone came away with the puck. He dished it to McCarthy at the top of the slot and the junior defender fired a shot past Savory for his first goal of the season.
The Terriers continued to battle for the tying goal but Lowell was able to control the puck in the corner in the final 10 seconds to close out the contest.