ATTENTION SPORTS        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2001        Contact Bob Rothwell
        (401) 865-2201

PROVIDENCE HOCKEY DEFEATS UMASS AMHERST, 3-2

        PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Junior Jon DiSalvatore scored with 5:10 remaining in
the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give the  Providence College Friars
a 3-2 HOCKEY EAST win over the UMass Amherst Minutemen on Friday, November
2 in Providence, R.I.
        For the sixth consecutive game this season, the Friars allowed the first
goal of the contest as the Minutemen took a 1-0 lead at the 15:47 mark of
the first period when freshman Peter Trovato broke through the Friar
defense and slid a low shot under PC goaltender Nolan Schaefer.  The Friars
tallied the game-tying goal with 19 seconds left in the first period on a
backhander by sophomore John Luszcz.
        Senior Peter Fregoe gave PC its first lead of the game as he poked in a
rebound at the 3:04 mark of the second period.  The Minutemen battled back
and gained momentum with a late goal by Tim Vitek with 59 seconds remaining
in the second period.  UMass' Tim Turner stole Stephen Wood's clearing pass
and fired a shot on Schaefer which was stopped, but Vitek pounced on the
rebound and lifted a shot high over a sprawled Schaefer.
        The third period went back and forth with each team having several scoring
opportunities before DiSalvatore netted the game-winning goal for PC.
        The Friars outshot UMass, 36-31.
        Schaefer made 29 stops in the win.  UMass freshman Tim Warner recorded 33
saves.
        Providence improved to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in league play, while the
Minutemen fell to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in HOCKEY EAST action.
        Providence returns to action on Saturday, November 3 against Merrimack at
PC's Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 2, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
UMass Amherst (2-3/1-1 HE)      1       1       0       ---2    6-12            0-5
Providence College (2-4/1-2 HE) 1       1       1       ---3    7-14            0-4

 Per    Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1       15:47   UMA     Peter Trovato 1 (Scott Horvath, Tim Vitek)
1       19:41   PC      John Luszcz 2 (Mike Lucci, Stephen Wood)
2       3:04    PC      Peter Fregoe 5 (Jeff Mason, Devin Rask)
2       19:01   UMA     Tim Vitek 1 (Tim Turner, Peter Trovato)
3       14:50   PC      Jon DiSalvatore 4 (Doug Wright, Jason Platt)

Saves:
Tim Warner (UMA)        12      12      9       -- 33
Nolan Schaefer (PC)     11      12      6       -- 29

Attendance: 1,936 (Schneider Arena)


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

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