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October 28, 2001 Contact Bob Rothwell
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No. 14 Providence DEFEATED BY UMASS AMHERST, 4-3
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The 14th-ranked Providence College men's hockey team was
defeated by UMass Amherst, 4-3, in a HOCKEY EAST conference game. The
Minutemen's Brad Nizwantowski scored the game winner 5:07 into the third
period to propel UMass to the win.
In the first period, UMass's (2-2-0 overall/1-0-0 HE) Craig MacDonald got
the scoring started with an unassisted goal off a Providence turnover deep
in the PC defensive zone. The Friars (1-4-0 overall/0-2-0 HE) tied the
contest at the 7:57 mark when junior Devin Rask (Parkside, Sask.) tipped in
a blast from teammate Drew Omicioli (West Warwick, R.I.) from the blueline
for a power-play goal. It was Providence's third power-play goal of the season.
The Friars took the lead at 12:34 when sophomore John Luszcz (Ludlow,
Mass.) knocked a lose puck into the goal to put the Friars up, 2-1.
Sophomores Peter Zingoni (Newtown, Conn.) and Regan Kelly (Imperial, Sask.)
assisted on the score. UMass tied the contest at 2-2 when Tim Turner evened
the score on a power-play goal at the 16:13 mark of the period.
In the second period the Minutemen took a 3-2 lead when Jimmy Callahan put
his team ahead, beating PC goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask.)
for the score.
The third period started with a Providence penalty just 35 seconds into the
period. Omicioli evened the score for the Friars when he collected a Jeff
Mason (Easthampton, Mass.) clear and raced into the UMass end and fired a
slapshot over the left shoulder of Minuteman goaltender Mike Johnson. The
short-handed goal tied the contest at 3-3, but four minutes later,
Nizwantowski put UMass up for good.
Schaefer recorded 26 saves in the loss while logging 59:17. Johnson made 20
saves in the win for the Minutemen.
The Friars return to the ice when they host the Minutemen on Friday,
November 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Schneider Arena.
Sunday, October 28, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
UMass Amherst (2-2/1-0 HE) 2 1 1 --- 4 8-16 1-6
Providence College (1-4/0-2 HE) 2 0 1 --- 3 8-16 1-6
Per Time Team Goal Scorer (Assists)
1st 16:03 UMA Craig MacDonald (unassisted)
1st 14:03 PC Devin Rask (Drew Omicioli, Peter Fregoe) (PP)
1st 7:26 PC John Luszcz (Peter Zingoni, Regan Kelly)
1st 3:47 UMA Tim Turner (Thomas Pock, Toni Soderholm) (PP)
2nd 11:12 UMA Jimmy Callahan (Darcy King, Samuli Jalkanen)
3rd 1:08 PC Drew Omicioli (Jeff Mason) (SH)
3rd 5:07 UMA Brad Nizwantowski (Jimmy Callahan, Samuli Jalkanen)
Saves:
Mike Johnson (UMA) 6 4 10 -- 20 (60:00)
Nolan Schaefer (PC) 9 8 9 -- 26 (59:17)
Attendance: 1,225 (Schneider Arena)
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