University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
11-11-4, 6-5-3HEA
Providence
14-8-4, 6-6-2HEA
Wildcats Edged by No. 19 Providence, 3-2
1/28/2017 10:21:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. — Danny Tirone (Trumbull, Conn.) stopped 45 shots and Tyler Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) tallied two points but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team was edged 3-2 by 19th-ranked Providence College on Saturday night at the Whittemore Center.
UNH moves to 11-11-4 overall and 6-5-3 in Hockey East while PC completed the weekend sweep at the Whitt to improve to 14-8-4, 6-6-2.
Tirone recorded double-digit saves all three periods (18-11-16) for his 45-save effort. PC netminder Hayden Hawkey was credited with 21 saves.
Bryan Lemos (1g, 1a) and Josh Monk (2a) led the Friars' offense.
NEXT HOME GAME
The Wildcats remain at home as they take on No. 11 Boston College on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3. Limited tickets are available atwww.unhwildcats.com or 603-862-4000.
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
Friday, Feb. 3 (7 p.m.) UNH vs Boston College – Buy Tickets
-I Believe in UNH t-shirts for the first 1,500 fans
-Caricature artist
-Free shaker sticks for all fans
-Chuck-a-puck returns with prizes for the winners.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: January 28, 2017 (7 p.m.)
Final Score: No. 19 Providence College 3, New Hampshire 2
New Records: New Hampshire (11-11-4, 6-5-3 HEA) // Providence College (14-8-4, 6-6-2)
Location: Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
Goal Scorers:
UNH – Tyler Kelleher, Patrick Grasso
PC – Brand Duhaime, Bryan Lemos, Brian Pinho
Assists:
UNH – Matias Cleland, Tyler Kelleher, Michael McNicholas, Jason Salvaggio
PC – Josh Monk (2), Bryan Lemos, Vim Sukumaran, Jake Walman, Josh Wilkins
Points:
UNH – Kelleher (2), McNicholas (1), Cleland (1), Salvaggio (1), Grasso (1)
PC – Monk (2), Lemos (2), Duhaime (1), Wilkins (1), Walman (1), Sukumaran (1)
Goaltenders:
UNH – Danny Tirone (18-11-16-- 45 saves) Record 11-9-4
PC – Hayden Hawkey (5-8-8-- 21 saves) Record: 14-8-4
UNH Starters PC Starters
LW: van Riemsdyk LW: Foley
C: Blackburn C: Pinho
RW: Grasso RW: Wilkins
LD: Cleland LD: Bryson
RD: Marks RD: Desharnais
HOW IT HAPPENED
· The Friars took a 1-0 lead at the 9:27 mark of the second period as Brian Pinho lit the lamp for the seventh time this season. Jake Walman played a pass to Josh Monk to dished the puck to Pinho. He fired a shot that made its way past Tirone.
· Kelleher notched the equalizer at 18:16 of the second period while the Wildcats were on a power play to bring the score to 1-1. Senior captain Matias Cleland (Longmont, Colo.) played a pass over to junior Michael McNicholas (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) at the right point and his diagonal pass found Kelleher low on the left side for the goal.
· Brandon Duhaime put PC back in front, 2-1, at 4:50 of the third period.
· Bryan Lemos extended the advantage to 3-1 at 13:44. Josh Monk initiated the scoring sequence when his pass from the right point ricocheted off Josh Wilkins' stick in the slot to Lemos, who scored from close range on the left side.
· UNH's Matt Dawson (Delta, British Columbia) ripped a rising slap shot from the high slot through traffic into the net with just over a minute remaining in regulation, but the goal was reviewed and disallowed because of interference with the goalie in the crease.
· The Wildcats pulled Tirone and once again shot the puck into the net and this time the goal trimmed the deficit to 3-2 with 40 seconds to play. Jason Salvaggio (Hanson, Mass.) moved the puck from the right corner along the end boards to Kelleher behind the net. Kelleher slipped a pass to Grasso in front and he scored on a one-timer.
