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LOWELL, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's hockey team could not come back from an early deficit Saturday night at Tsongas Center, as UMass Lowell knocked off the Warriors 7-2 in the Hockey East tournament quarterfinal round.
A stretch of three goals in the middle of the second period was too much in the end, as Merrimack could not recover.
Logan Drevitch scored late in the first to make it 2-1 at the time and
Alex Jefferies added a third period power play goal to cap the scoring.
The Basics
Score: #14/14 UMass Lowell 7,
RV/-- Merrimack 2
Records: Merrimack (19-15-1, 13-11-0 HEA) | UMass Lowell (21-9-3, 15-8-1 Hockey East)
Attendance: 5,782
How It Happened
- UMass Lowell struck early to take a 1-0 64 seconds into the game after a lengthy offensive zone possession.
- The River Hawks doubled the lead to two just under eight minutes later.
- Merrimack got its legs going in the second half of the period and began to control play. Just a few minutes before the break, the Warriors broke through. After a battle along the boards near the red line, Mick Messner emerged with the puck and continued it moving forward into the attacking end. Drevitch swooped in to pick it up and snuck a short side shot into the net to cut the deficit in half.
- The second period was not kind to the visitors, as UMass Lowell scores three times in the span of nine minutes to claim a 5-1 lead into the third.
- Merrimack started to build chances in the third period and pulled its goalie while on a power play midway through the frame.
- The Warriors got one back with the goalie pulled, as Steven Jandric's shot from the right faceoff dot was stopped, then Filip Forsmark played the rebound through the slot. Jefferies was the first one to the loose puck and deposited it home.
- Merrimack continued to pull the goalie later in the third and UMass Lowell eventually broke through with 1:42 remaining to conclude the scoring.
Notes & Numbers
- Declan Carlile led the team with four blocked shots. His six shots on goal also led the team.
- The 19 victories overall are the second most in a single season for Merrimack in the Division I era.
- Max Newton ended the season with 38 points, which ties him with Mike Collins for the third-most in a season for the Warriors since the turn of the century.
- Newton had the best showing at the faceoff dot with 16 wins on 24 chances.
Up Next
Merrimack is just outside of position for an NCAA tournament at-large bid and it is anticipated that its season concluded Saturday.
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