North Andover, M.A.—The Merrimack Warriors Men's Hockey team rode a strong second period to pull away against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen by a score of 4-1 in front of a sold out Lawler Arena crowd on Saturday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (10-10-1, 3-7-1): 4, UMass (12-6-3, 5-4-2): 1
Attendance: 2,537
After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, the Warriors would score quickly in the second as
Ty Daneault would score his eighth of the season just 65 seconds in. Merrimack would double the lead after
Liam Dennison forced a turnover and he would find
Mark Hillier who would score his fourth goal of the year three minutes later.
After UMass would score on a point shot at 8:14 of the frame,
Alex Jefferies would steal the puck in his own zone and would take the puck end to end and he would ring one for the Warriors third goal of the period that would stand after a review.
In the final period, the Warriors would place the finishing touches on the win after
Matt Copponi would score two minutes into the third after some slick passing from
Ivan Zivlak and
Filip Forsmark.
Notes and Numbers:
Stats:
Powerplays:
MC: 0-2 | UMass: 0-3 Shots on Goal:
MC: 28 | UMass: 25
Faceoffs:
30 MC | 35 UMass Blocks:
15 MC | 12 UMass
UP NEXT:
Merrimack will face off with the top ranked Boston College Eagles on Friday, January 19
th. Puck drop is set for 7 PM.
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