Wildcats Fall to #12 Providence, 2-0

Sunday, October 24

Durham, N.H.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-3-0, 0-1-0

Providence

5-2-0, 2-0-0

Providence

New Hampshire

Jackson Pierson

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

10/24/2021 8:22:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

UNH to play home-and-home series versus Providence on Oct. 29-30

DURHAM, N.H. – Chase Yoder and Kohen Olischefski each posted a goal for the Friars as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to No. 12 Providence, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Whittemore Center.

The Wildcats fall to 2-3-0 (0-1-0 HEA) and the Friars improve to 5-2-0 (2-0-0 HEA).

UP NEXT:

UNH travels to Providence on Friday, Oct. 29 for a 7 p.m. contest at Schneider Arena on NESN+. The two teams will then return to the Whittemore Center on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. on College SportsLive. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Score: Providence 2, New Hampshire 0
Records: UNH (2-3-0, 0-1-0 HEA), Providence (5-2-0, 2-0-0 HEA)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Sunday, October 24, 2021
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Attendance: 3,458

BOXSCORE | VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY | POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Providence opened the scoring at 15:44 into the game after Jamie Engelbert sent a pass to Yoder, who roofed the backhand past senior goalie Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) from just outside the crease. Cam McDonald also tallied an assist on the goal.
The Friars extended their lead to 2-0 at 16:17 of the second period when Olischefski finished home a shot from the left circle as the puck went just under the bar. Brett Berard and Uula Ruikka posted assists on the goal.
The third period went scoreless as Providence secured the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Robinson made 22 saves and is now 2-2-0 this season, while Stauber posted 26 saves to earn the shutout and now stands at 5-2-0.
UNH outshot Providence by a 26-24 margin.
The Wildcats went 0-2 on the power play and the Friars finished 0-3.
UNH led at the faceoff dot by a 36-20 margin.

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