PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Brian Gionta tallied two goals for the
second-consecutive night as the second-ranked Boston College Eagles
defeated the 10th-ranked Providence College Friars, 4-2, in HOCKEY EAST
action on Saturday, January 20 at PC's Schneider Arena.
         The Eagles scored the game's first goal at 16:44 of the
first.  BC's Marty Hughes fired a centering pass in front of the net that
deflected off a Friar defender's stick past PC's goaltender Nolan
Schaefer.  Chuck Kobasew was credited with the power-play goal his 14th
tally of the season.
         Ben Eave's extended the Eagles lead to 2-0 at the 5:20 mark of the
second period.  At 11:49 of the second, Brian Gionta tallied his 16th goal
of the season and his first of two goals in the game.
         Providence freshman Cody Loughlean brought the Friars to within
two goals as he notched the Friars' first tally of the night at 16:57 of
the second.  Loughlean's goal was the Friars' first goal against BC in over
three games, dating back to January 22, 2000.
         Gionta recorded his second goal of the night at 18:46 of the
second period, and snapped the momentum back from the Friars.
         The Friars again closed to within two goals at the 17:59 mark of
the third period as Matt Libby registered his 10th goal of the season on
slap shot form just inside the blue line.  PC continued to pressure the
Eagles throughout the third period, outshooting BC by a 10-3
margin.  However, Eagle's goaltender Scott Clemmenson silenced PC the rest
of the way and finished with a game-high 28 saves.  Schaefer stopped 20
shots in the loss.
         With the win, the Eagles improved to 17-6-1 overall and 10-3-1 in
HOCKEY EAST, while Providence fell  to 13-7-3 and 7-5-1.
         Providence College will return to action on Saturday,  January 27
at UMass-Lowell at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 20, 2001
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
Boston College (17-6-1) 1       3       0       ---4            12-24   2-6
Providence College
(13-7-3)     0       1       1       ---2            10-20   0-8

Per     Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)
1       16:44   BC      Chuck Kobasew 14 (Marty Hughes, Jeff Guiliano) PP
2       5:20    BC      Ben Eaves 5 (Brian Gionta) PP
2       11:49   BC      Brian Gionta 16 (Jeff Guiliano, Krys Kolanos)
2       16:57   PC      Cody Loughlean 3 (Mike Robinson)
2       18:46   BC      Brian Gionta 17 (JD Forrest, Miek Lephart)
3       17:59   PC      Matt Libby 10 (Peter Fregoe, Devin Rask)


Saves:
Scott Clemmenson(BC)    9       10      9       --28    (60:00)
Nolan Schaefer (PC)     13      4       3       --20    (59:11)

Attendance: 3,036 (Schneider Arena)


M.J. Connors
Providence College
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