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February 22, 2002       Contact Bob Rothwell
        (401) 865-2201

Providence hockey defeated at #6 Boston university, 5-2

BOSTON, MASS. -- The Providence College men's hockey team was defeated at
No. 6-ranked Boston University, 5-2, on Friday, February 22 at BU's Walter
Brown Arena in a HOCKEY EAST league contest.
        The Terriers opened the scoring in the first period, scoring the game's
first two goals. Steve Greeley gave BU a 1-0 5:55 into the contest when he
snapped a wrist shot past Providence goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow
Grass, Sask.). Jack Baker increased the Terriers' lead to 2-0 at 10:23
finishing off passes from Brian McConnell and Chris Dyment for the
power-play tally. The Friars pulled to within one goal when sophomore
leftwing Peter Zingoni (Newtown, Conn.) converted a PC two-on-one break,
firing a one-timer from senior Peter Fregoe (Massena, N.Y.) past Boston
University goaltender Sean Fields. BU got the two-goal lead back at the
15:01 when Frantisek Skladany scored his 10th goal of the season.
        The Friars cut into the Terriers' lead three-and-a-half minutes into the
second period when junior Doug Wright (Kamsack, Sask.) scored the
Providence. Junior co-captain Jon DiSalvatore (South Windsor, Conn.) broke
up the BU play in the neutral zone and his linemate, Peter Fregoe, picked up
the puck and carried it into the zone to the right of BU's Fields. Fregoe
fed Wright, who was streaking down the left side to the Terriers' goal and
he one-timed the Fregoe feed past a diving Fields for his fifth goal of the
season. Providence had seemed to tie the contest at 7:51 when sophomore
defenseman Regan Kelly (Imperial, Sask.) fired a pass from in front his goal
to senior  Drew Omicioli (West Warwick, R.I.), fresh out of the penalty box.
Omicioli skated in all alone on Fields and slipped a shot under Fields'
right pad. As Fields attempted to make the save a BU defenseman rode
Omicioli into the Terrier goaltender, and clearly across the goalline before
the net came off its moorings. After a lengthy debate with one of his
linesman, referee Jeff Bunyon ruled the play no goal.
        Boston University regained its two-goal lead at the start of the third
period when Brian Collins scored on the power play just 32 seconds into the
period. The Terriers' Frantisek Skladany increased BU's lead to 5-2 at 4:14
of the third period. Gregg Johnson assisted on the goal.
        Schaefer made 42 saves in the loss for the Friars. These two teams will
play on Saturday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. in Providence at PC's Schneider
Arena. The game will be the last regular-season home game for Providence
College seniors Marc Suderman and Drew Omicioli.

Providence College (13-15-5/8-10-3)     1       1       0       --      2
#6 Boston University (21-7-2/13-5-2)    3       0       2       --      5

First period - BU, Greeley (Klema), 5:55; BU, Baker (McConnell, Dyment),
10:23, PPG; PC, Zingoni (Fregoe), 11:32; BU, Skladany (Magowan, Johnson),
15:01; Penalties - PC, 3-6; BU, 1-2.

Second period - PC, Wright (Fregoe, DiSalvatore), 3:27; Penalties - PC, 4-8;
BU, 4-8.

Third period - BU, Collins (Dyment, Whitney), 0:32, PPG; BU, Skladany
(Johnson), 14:14; Penalties - PC, 4-8; BU, 3-6.

Saves - Schaefer, PC, 15-10-17--42 (60:00); Fields, BU, 10-12-5--22 (60:00).

Records - Providence College (13-16-5/8-11-3 HEA); Boston University
(22-7-2/14-5-2 HEA).

Attendance - 2,937 (Walter Brown Arena).

- Friars -

Bob Rothwell
Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations
Providence College
phone: (401) 865-2201
fax: (401) 865-2583

GO FRIARS !