#18 Men’s Hockey Falls to #11 Boston University, 6-3

Friday, January 17

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-7-3, 2-6-2

Boston University

12-7-1, 8-3-1

Boston U.

New Hampshire

Connor Sweeney scored his first collegiate goal tonight

Photo by: Gracie Gagne

1/17/2025 10:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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Connor Sweeney scored his first collegiate goal

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior forward Connor Sweeney (North Andover, Mass.), sophomore forward Nick Ring (Hingham, Mass.) and senior forward Robert Cronin (Plymouth, Mass.) each recorded a goal but the No. 18 University of New Hampshire men's hockey team fell to No. 11 Boston University, 6-3, on Friday night at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex in Hockey East action in a top-20 matchup.

The Wildcats fall to 10-7-3 (2-6-2 Hockey East), while the Terriers improve to 12-7-1 (8-3-1 Hockey East).

Up Next

UNH will conclude the home-and-home series with BU on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Agganis Arena at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Next up for the Wildcats will be a two-game series against Vermont on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The game on Friday is Education Day presented by the New Hampshire School Administrators Association (NHSA) and the first 500 fans will receive UNH men's hockey trading cards. The matchup on Saturday is presented by breezeline and is Alumni Night and STEM Night.
Tickets can be purchased at UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (603) 862-4000. Don't miss the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.

 
Score: #11 Boston University 6, #18 New Hampshire 3
Records: UNH (10-7-3, 2-6-2 Hockey East); BU (12-7-1, 8-3-1 Hockey East)
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex)
Date: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
Attendance: 5,653

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How It Happened

At 1:15 of the first period Devlin Kaplin landed a goal stick side to give BU an early lead.
The 'Cats made it 1-1 at 6:22 of the first period as senior defenseman Colton Huard (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) sent a shot that Sweeney then tipped into the net. Senior defenseman Luis Lindner (Spittal an der Drau, Austria) also tallied an assist on the goal.

Connor Sweeney ties the game with his first collegiate goal!

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At 8:48 of the first period, BU took the 2-1 lead as Ryan Greene netted a goal stick side.
The Terriers made it 3-1 at 8:28 of the second period, when Quinn Hutson posted a power play goal glove side.
At 11:53 of the second period, UNH cut the deficit to 3-2 as Ring fired a one-timer from just outside the crease for a power play goal. Sophomore forward Marty Lavins (Riga, Latvia) and sophomore forward Jason Siedem (Madison, N.J.) recorded an assist.

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The Wildcats evened the score at 18:53 when Cronin knocked in a loose puck glove side making it a 3-3 game. Sophomore forward J.P. Turner (East Falmouth, Mass.) and senior defenseman Luke Reid (Warman, Saskatchewan) and each tallied an assist.

Robert Cronin ties the game with his eighth goal of the season!

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The Terriers took a 4-3 lead at 5:40 as Greene scored his second goal of the night.
BU increased the lead to 5-3 at 12:51 as Jack Hughes secured a glove side goal.
At 16:11 the Terriers netted the last goal of the game for the 6-3 final when Cole Hutson recorded an unassisted goal on the power play.

Inside The Numbers

UNH outshot BU, 42-32.
The Terriers went 2-5 on the power play and the Wildcats went 1-4.
Junior goalie Jared Whale (Calgary, Alberta) made 26 saves and is now 10-7-3, while Mathieu Caron tallied 39 saves for Terriers to improve to 11-5-1.

Beyond The Boxscore