North Andover, M.A.— The Merrimack College Warriors Hockey team scored first but couldn't keep up with the Boston College Eagles by a score of 6-4 on Saturday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (13-20-1, 6-17-1): 4, Boston College (28-5-1, 20-3-1): 6
Attendance: 2,747
After a scoreless first period, Merrimack got the breakthrough goal as
Ty Daneault picked out
Frank Djurasevic who tipped it by at 8:43 of the period,
Devlin O'Brien doubled the lead with a top shelf effort two minutes later.
Boston College would tie the game with two shorthanded goals in the final four minutes of the period.
In the third,
Liam Dennison scored on a point shot to re assume the lead.
Boston College would score four straight goals before
Luke Weilandt would tip in a point shot in the dying seconds.
Notes and Numbers
Stats:
Powerplays:
MC: 0-3 | BC: 0-5 Shots on Goal:
MC: 22 | BC: 35
Faceoffs:
20 MC | 37 BC Blocks:
12 MC | 15 BC
UP NEXT
Merrimack heads to Matthews Arena to face the Northeastern Huskies on Wednesday night.
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