Saturday, October 14
Lowell, Mass.
7PM
University of Massachusetts Lowell
1-3-0
5
vs
2
Omaha
1-1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| UMass Lowell | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
G
/ Men's Ice Hockey
D
/ Men's Ice HockeyTeam Stats
OMAHA
UML
Shots
26
26
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
4
Penalty Mins
10
8
Faceoffs Won
38
22
Game Leaders
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
+4
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
No. 12 River Hawks roll past Omaha, 5-2 in series finale
10/14/2017 9:39:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Junior goaltender Chris Hernberg notched 24 saves in his second career victory for the River Hawks
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LOWELL, Mass. -- The No. 12 ranked UMass Lowell Hockey team earned a 5-2 victory against Omaha in the series finale on Saturday night in front of 5,376 fans at the Tsongas Center on Homecoming Weekend.
The River Hawks pick their first win of the season and improve their overall record to 1-3-0, while the Mavericks drop to a 1-1 mark on the season.
UMass Lowell jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Mavericks with a first period goal (7:30) from John Edwardh for his second of the season and two second period goals from sophomore defenseman Mattias Goransson (Slottsbron, Sweden) and freshman blueliner Crox Evingson (Anchorage, Alaska). Evingson scored his first career goal and also added an assist with a game-high +4 plus/minus rating in his first career game for the River Hawks.Â
Omaha's Mason Morelli scored two second period tallies to cut the River Hawk lead to 3-2, but sophomore forward Kenny Hausinger (Anchorage, Alaska) recorded his 11th career goal to make it a 4-2 game with 12:13 left in the contest. Senior captain Tyler Mueller (Regina, Sask.) scored for the second consecutive night with an empty-net goal with 2:42 left to seal the win for the River Hawks.
Junior goaltender Christoffer Hernberg (Espoo, Finland) totaled 24 stops in his fourth career start and second career victory. Evan Weninger managed 21 saves in the losing effort for Omaha. Both teams amassed 26 shots apiece with UMass Lowell owning a 16-3 shot advantage in the opening frame.Â
UMass Lowell returns to action on Friday, October 20th at ECAC foe Clarkson in non-league play. Game time from Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N.Y. is 7 p.m.
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