PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The ninth-ranked Providence College Friars defeated the
Boston University Terriers, 4-3, in HOCKEY EAST action on Friday, February
16 at PC's Schneider Arena.  Shawn Weiman scored on a blast from the right
point at 3:31 of the third period for what proved to be the game winner for
the Friars.
        The Friars' J.J. Picinic tallied the game's first goal at the 2:57 mark of
the first period.  Picinic received a pass in the right face-off circle a
ripped a slap shot past Terriers' goaltender Sean Fields, giving the Friars
a 1-0 lead.  The goal was Picinic's ninth tally of the season and his first
goal since November 25, 2000.  At the 13:32 mark, BU tied the game, 1-1, on
Pat Aufiero's fifth goal of the season.  During a scrum in front of the
Friars' net, Aufiero fired a shot past PC's netminder Nolan Schaefer.
        The Friars regained the lead at the 3:24 mark of the second period.  PC's
Doug Wright dumped the puck into the Friars' zone from the blue-line and it
bounced under Fields' pads.  The Friars extended their lead to 3-1 at the
3:48 mark of the second period.  PC's Devin Rask received a pass from Peter
Fregoe at the left face-off circle and ripped a slap shot past Fields.  The
Terriers closed to within one goal with 2:12 remaining in the second period
when Mike Pandolfo scored the Terriers' second power-play goal of the night.
        PC regained its two-goal lead with 16:29 remaining on Weiman's second goal
of the season.  The Terriers kept the pressure on the Friars and got within
one goal when Pandolfo finished off a two-on-one break in and netted his
second goal of the night.  BU pulled its goaltender with 1:09 remaining in
the game but could not get the tying goal past Schaefer who finished with 25
saves.
        With the win, the Friars improved to 17-8-4 overall and 11-6-2 in HOCKEY
EAST, while Boston University fell  to 12-15-2 and 8-9-2 in league play.
        Providence College will return to action on Saturday,  February 17 at
Boston University at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 16, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
Boston University (12-15-2)     1       1       1       ---3            3-6             2-5
Providence College (17-8-4)     1       2       1       ---4            6-12            0-2

Per     Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1       2:57    PC      J.J. Picinic 9 (Adam Lee, Stephen Wood)
1       13:32   BU      Pat Aufiero 5 (Brian Collins, Dan Cavanaugh)  pp
2       3:24    PC      Doug Wright 3 (Michael Lucci, Shawn Weiman)
2       3:48    PC      Devin Rask 17 (Peter Fregoe, Matt Libby)
2       17:48   BU      Mike Pandolfo 9 (Mike Bussoli, Carl Corazzini)  pp
3       3:31    PC      Shawn Weiman 2 (Cody Loughlean, Devin Rask)
3       16:20   BU      Mike Pandolfo 10 (Brian Collins, Dan Cavanaugh)

Saves:
Sean Fields(BU) 9       7       7       --23    (58:51)
Nolan Schaefer (PC)     7       10      8       --25    (60:00)

Attendance: 2,587 (Schneider Arena)