ATTENTION SPORTS        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2001        Contact Bob Rothwell
        (401) 865-2201

PROVIDENCE HOCKEY DEFEATS MERRIMACK, 3-2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --  Providence College freshman men's ice hockey player
Chris Chaput (Pawtucket, R.I.) scored the game-winning goal with 9:17
remaining in the game to propel the Friars to a 3-2 victory over Merrimack
College in HOCKEY EAST action at PC's Schneider Arena on Saturday, November 3.
        PC senior Drew Omicioli (West Warwick, R.I.) opened the scoring in the
first period, converting on a pass across the goal-mouth from freshman Eric
Lundberg (Vernon, Conn.) with a quick wrist shot. The goal by Omicioli was
the Friars' first game-opening score of the season. In five previous games,
PC has been scored upon first. Merrimack tied the contest at 1-1 at the
17:39 mark. Ryan Cordeiro scored on teammate Marco Rosa's rebound, which
bounced from the boards behind the goal back where Cordeiro beat PC
goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask.).
        In the only scoring of the second period, PC's Devin Rask (Parkside,
Sask.) converted a power-play goal, tallying from Omicioli and senior Peter
Fregoe (Massena, N.Y.).
        Chaput put the Friars (3-4-0 overall/2-2-0 HOCKEY EAST) up 3-1 with his
goal at 9:17 mark. The Warriors (2-5-0 overall/0-4-0 HOCKEY EAST) pulled to
within one goal, 3-2, on Alex Sikatchev's power play goal with 5:12
remaining. Merrimack pulled goaltender Joe Exter with 20 seconds remaining
and Schaefer made two point-blank saves in the final seconds of the
contest. Schaefer made a total of 30 saves in the win, while Exter made 24
in the loss.
        The Friars return to action next week when they play Northeastern in a
home-and-home series next weekend with Friars hosting the Huskies on
Friday, November 9 at Schneider Arena for a 7:00 p.m. face off.

Saturday, November 3, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
Merrimack (2-4-0/0-4-0 HE)      1       0       1       ---2    1-4             6-12
Providence College (3-4-0/2-2-0 HE)     1       1       1       ---3    1-5             5-10

Per     Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1st     14:53   PC      Drew Omicioli (Eric Lundberg)
1st     17:39   MC      Ryan Cordeiro (Marco Rosa)
2nd     11:57   PC      Devin Rask (Drew Omicioli, Peter Fregoe) PP
3rd     9:17    PC      Chris Chaput (Jason Platt)
3rd     5:12    MC      Alex Sikatchev (Nick Cammarata, Matthew Foy)

Saves:
Joe Exter (MC)  4       12      8       -- 24   (59:40)
Nolan Schaefer (PC)     14      9       7       -- 30   (60:00)

Attendance: 2,433  (Schneider Arena)


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

GO FRIARS !