Wildcats Drop 3-2 OT Contest to #19 UMass Lowell

Saturday, January 21

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

7-18-1, 2-13-1

UMass Lowell

14-9-1, 8-5-1

OT 1

UMass Lowell

New Hampshire

Harrison Blaisdell

Photo by: Will Fudge

1/21/2023 11:09:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Cy LeClerc and Liam Devlin each score power play goals.

DURHAM, N.H. – Jake Stella scored the overtime game winner for the River Hawks as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to No. 19 UMass Lowell, 3-2, on Saturday evening at the Whittemore Center.

The Wildcats fall to 7-18-1 (2-13-1 Hockey East) and picked up a point in the league standings, while the River Hawks improve to 14-9-1 (8-5-1 Hockey East) and tallied two points.

UP NEXT:

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Score: #19 UMass Lowell 3, New Hampshire 2
Records: UNH 7-18-1 (2-13-1 Hockey East), UML 14-9-1 (8-5-1 Hockey East).
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: 4,237

BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED:

At 8:19 into the second period Isac Jonsson scored on a wrist shot from the left circle, glove side on senior goaltender David Fessenden (Parker, Colo.) as the River Hawks took a 1-0 lead.
Then at 16:02 and on a five minute major power play, freshman forward Cy LeClerc (Brentwood, N.H.) scored from the top of the crease, glove side to tie the game at 1-1. Sophomore forward Liam Devlin (Needham, Mass.) and freshman defenseman Damian Carfagna (Wood-Ridge, N.J.) each tallied an assist on the goal. The goal was LeClerc's team leading 12th of the season.

UNH GOALLLL!! Cy LeClerc ties it up for the 'Cats with 3:58 left in the second! ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/bLlwY8nTcy Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/OirgDP9DrJ#BeTheRoar @EnviroVantage pic.twitter.com/EOHAwQARsS — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 22, 2023

Shortly after at 18:58, Devlin tipped in Carfagna's slap shot from the point. Sophomore defenseman Colton Huard (Foothill Ranch, Cali.) also assisted on the goal.

BACK TO BACK!! Liam Devlin finds the back of the net with 1:02 left in the second period! 'Cats lead 2-1! ESPN+ ➡️ https://t.co/bLlwY8nTcy Game Day Central ➡️ https://t.co/OirgDP9DrJ#BeTheRoar pic.twitter.com/FEIHUenlu6 — UNH Men's Hockey (@UNHMHOCKEY) January 22, 2023

At 16:31 of the third period, Jon McDonald sent a shot from the slot to the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2.
Then with just 51 seconds remaining in overtime, Stella scored the winner to give the River Hawks the win and the extra point in the standings.

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