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November 15, 2002       Contact Jorge Rocha
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#11 Providence defeated at #2 new hampshire, 3-0

        DURHAM, N.H.. -- The 11th-ranked Providence College men's hockey team was
defeated, 3-0, at second-ranked New Hampshire on Friday, November 15 at the
Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H
        New Hampshire jumped out to a 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Sean
Collins at 11:44.  The Wildcats increased their lead to 2-0 in the second
period as Mick Mounsey scored on a screen shot, which bounced off a
defender's skate passed PC's freshman goaltender Bobby Goepfert (Kings
Park, N.Y.) at the 11:07 mark.
        In the third period, Steve Saviano added an empty-net goal with three
seconds remaining to close out the scoring.
        Goepfert made 36 saves, while Ayers stopped 24 shots to earn the shutout.
UNH outshot PC, 40-24.
        The Friars are back in action on Friday, November 22 when they host
Merrimack at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.


Providence College      0       0       0       --      0
New Hampshire   1       1       1       --      3



First period - UNH, Sean Collins (Lanny Gare, Mick Mounsey) 11:44;
Penalties - PC, 1-2; UNH, 1-2.

Second period - UNH, Mick Mounsey (Steve Saviano, Justin Aikins) 11:07;
Penalties - PC, 1-2; UNH, 2-4.

Third period - UNH, Steve Saviano (Tim Horst) 19:57; Penalties - PC, 1-2;
UNH, 2-4.


PC, Bobby Goepfert, 19-10-9 -- 36  (59:27); UNH, Mike Ayers, 8-7-9 -- 24
(60:00)

Records - PC, 8-3, 3-3; UNH, 6-1-2, 4-1-1.

Attendance - 6,501 (Whittemore Center).

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