UNH Falls to Boston College, 4-2, in Home Opener

Saturday, October 15

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

2-1-0, 0-1-0

Boston College

1-1-0, 1-0-0

Boston College

New Hampshire

6,179 fans packed the Whitt tonight

Photo by: Jess Speechley

10/15/2022 11:18:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Wildcats play in front of 6,179 fans at the Whittemore Center.

DURHAM, N.H. – Sophomore forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) and senior defenseman Kalle Eriksson (Leksand, Sweden) each found the back of the net for the Wildcats but the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to Boston College, 4-2, on Saturday evening in the home opener in front of 6,179 fans at the Whittemore Center.

The Wildcats fall to 2-1-0 (0-1-0 Hockey East), while the Eagles improve to 1-1-0 (1-0-0 Hockey East).

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Merrimack at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Prior to the game at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., former UNH men's hockey captain and Merrimack assistant coach Josh Ciocco, who recently passed away, will be recognized for his contributions to both schools, programs and campuses. The pre-game memorial will be at Salvatore's, 354 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, Mass. from 3-6 p.m. in the Coliseum Room.
The next game at the Whittemore Center is on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. versus Army West Point on ESPN+ for Salute to Service presented by Service Credit Union. Go to UNHWildcats.com/Tickets or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000 to catch the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.

Score: Boston College 4, New Hampshire 2
Records: UNH (2-1-0, 0-1-0 Hockey East), BC (1-1-0, 1-0-0 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 6,179

BOXSCORE | PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

At 8:18 in the first period, the Wildcats took the lead 1-0 on the power play as Devlin fired a shot to the upper stick side of the net. The goal was assisted by freshman defenseman Damien Carfagna (Woodridge, N.J) and sophomore defenseman Colton Huard (Foothill Ranch, Calif.).

WILDCAT GOAL! Liam Devlin with a power play goal! 'Cats lead 1-0 with 11:42 left in the first period! Watch Live ➡️ https://t.co/YPQc6IfIdi #BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/VfIsk4wp4A — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) October 15, 2022

Boston College tied the game 1-1 at 14:08 of the first period when Mitch Andres scored the first goal for the Eagles with an assist posted by Trevor Kuntar.
The Eagles took the lead 2-1 at 8:50 of the second period when Cam Burke sent the puck to Colby Ambrosio straight off the faceoff. Ambrosio then shot a one-timer directly to the back of the net.
At 17:23 in the second period, Liam Izyk secured the third goal for Boston College with an assist from Matt Argentina and Andres.
Eriksson responded for the Wildcats at 13:05 of the third period with a slap shot hitting the lower corner of the net. The assist was recorded by junior defenseman Nikolai Jenson (Cold Spring, Minn.) and sophomore forward Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.).

UNH GOAL!! Kalle Eriksson fires a shot to the back of the net! 'Cats trail 3-2 with 6:55 left in the third. Watch Live ➡️ https://t.co/YPQc6IfIdi#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/GSu0ZLEdYs — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) October 16, 2022

Ambrosio made it 4-2 for the Eagles at 18:55 of the third period as he scored an empty net goal with an assist from Nikita Nesterenko.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Senior goalie David Fessenden (Parker, Colo.) posted 26 saves for UNH, while Mitch Benson made 29 saves for Boston College.
UNH outshot BC by a 31-30 margin.
The Wildcats went 1-3 on the power play and BC went 0-5.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE: