BOSTON (Mar. 1, 2008) – Kory Falite (Billerica, Mass.) had a goal and an assist as UMass Lowell defeated No. 18 Northeastern, 3-2, Saturday night in Hockey East action at the Matthews Arena.

With the win the River Hawks sweep the weekend series with the Huskies and improve to 15-13-4 overall and 10-11-4 in league play with the win. NU falls to 14-15-3 overall and 11-12-2 against the league with the loss.

For the second straight night UML scored the game’s first two goals. Barry Goers (Ivyland, Pa.) opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 14:14.

One minute, 11 seconds later, at 15:03, Mike Potacco made it 2-0 with his 10th goal of the season and fourth of the weekend. Falite and Ben Holmstrom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) picked up the assists.

Wade MacLeod got the Huskies on the board with his seventh goal of the season just 13 seconds after the Potacco tally. Joe Vitale (St. Louis, Mo.) and Chris Donovan (Fairfax Station, Va.) assisted on the goal at 15:16 of the first.

MacLeod, Donovan and Vitale combined to tie the game at 11:10 of the second period. MacLeod scored his second of the night and third of the weekend. Donovan and Vitale had the assists.

Falite scored the game-winning goal at 12:36 of the third period on a power play. Goers (Ivyland, Pa.) and Maury Edwards (Rocky Rapids, Alb.) had the assists.

Falite and Goers each finished the weekend with a goal and two assists. Edwards had a goal and an assist in the two-game sweep.

Carter Hutton (Thunder Bay, Ont.), making his second straight start, earned the victory to improve to 6-6-2 on the year. Hutton made 30 saves on the night. He stopped 57 shots in the two victories over Northeastern over the weekend.

“Carter Hutton played two very good games,” said UML head coach Blaise MacDonald. “I love the way he bounced back. He’s so competitive. He creates a tenor for our team, for sure.”

Brad Thiessen (Aldergrove, B.C.) made 38 saves but lost for the second straight night. Thiessen had 71 saves in the two games.

The River Hawks were 1-for-6 with six shots on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill. UML out-shot Northeastern 41-to-32 on the night. Lowell had 15 shots in the first and 17 in the third.

“I’m very proud of our team,” said MacDonald. “We had a lot of guys step up this weekend. Ben Holmstrom did a great job. All the defensemen played particularly well. It wasn’t our best game; we were in and out of rhythm, but I give the guys so much credit hanging in there to get the job done.”

The River Hawks conclude their 2007-08 regular season with two games at Maine Friday and Saturday night. Both games are slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.