No. 9 BU Edged at No. 18 UMass Lowell, 2-1

Friday, October 28

Lowell, MA

7:15 PM

Boston University

3-3-0, 1-2-0

UMass Lowell

5-2-0, 2-0-0

Boston U.

UMass Lowell

Photo by: Kyle Prudhomme

October 28, 2022 | Men's Ice Hockey

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LOWELL, Mass. - Junior Luke Tuch notched his third goal of the year, but the No. 9 Boston University men's ice hockey team came up just short at No. 18 UMass Lowell, 2-1, on Friday night at Tsongas Center.

BU (3-3-0, 1-2-0 HE) outshot UMass Lowell (5-2-0, 2-0-0 HE), 33-21, but the River Hawks scored twice in the second period and defended a furious Terrier rally at the end of the game to secure the win.

Seniors Domenick Fensore and Ethan Phillips each assisted on Tuch's power-play goal. Junior Vinny Duplessis made 19 saves, including several grade-A stops, to keep the Terriers in the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Neither team broke through in the opening 20 minutes, with the Terriers outshooting the River Hawks, 9-4.
Duplessis made an outstanding right-pad save on a breakaway chance early in the second stanza, stretching across the crease to deny the opportunity.
The River Hawks scored 16 seconds into a five-minute major, but the Terriers killed the remainder of it until a Lowell penalty made it 4-on-4.
BU evened the score on the ensuing power play. Phillips and junior Luke Tuch were positioned in front of Henry Welsch, with Phillips and then Tuch redirecting a Fensore shot into the back of the net.
UMass Lowell made it 2-1 with 4:04 to play in the period and took that lead into the final frame.
The Terriers earned a power-play opportunity in the final minutes and had several good chances to tie the game; however, they were unable to find an equalizer.
BU killed a penalty to keep it a one-goal game before pulling Duplessis in favor of an extra attacker with 1:58 remaining in regulation.
The Terriers relentlessly pressured the Lowell net in search of the tying goal, but the River Hawks were able to hang on for the victory.

GAME NOTES

Fensore collected his 50th career assist on Friday.
BU has notched a power-play goal in all six games this season.
This was Duplessis' first regulation loss since Nov. 6, 2021, at Northern Michigan, and his first regulation loss within league play since Feb. 26, 2021, against Merrimack.
Not only did the Terriers generate 12 more shots on goal than the River Hawks, but they also had 60 shot attempts to just 34 for Lowell.

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