University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Ice Hockey Falls To Merrimack, 4-2
10/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS (Oct. 21) - Host Merrimack College jumped to an early lead with a pair of power play goals and held on to post a 4-2 victory Oct. 21 over the University of Connecticut men's ice hockey team.
Nick Parillo and Steve Moon each tallied power play scores in the second period for a 2-0 Merrimack lead.
Matt Herhal of Connecticut, who scored both goals in the contest for the Huskies, tallied a short-handed goal late in the second period to bring UConn within one score.
Merrimack made it 3-1 in the first minute of the third period on a goal by Vincent Clevenger but Herhals second score four minutes later got the Huskies back within one goal at 3-2.
The Warriors added an empty net insurance goal from Lucas Smith with 12 seconds left in the contest.
The victory for Merrimack improved its overall record to 2-1-1 while UConn dropped to 0-3-0 on the young season.
Connecticut will begin its regular season home schedule on Friday, October 27, when the Huskies host Sacred Heart at 7:30 p.m. at the UConn Ice Arena.
Merrimack 4, Connecticut 2
Connecticut (0-3-0) 0 1 1 -- 2 Merrimack (2-1-1) 0 2 2 -- 4SCORING-Second Period: MER Nick Parillo (Anthony Aquino, Steve Moon) 6:44 PP; MER Moon (John Pyliotis, Aquino) 8:23 PP; UC Matt Herhal (Michael Goldkind, Mike Anderson) 18:47 SH. Third Period: MER Vincent Clevenger (Pyliotis, Alex Sikatchev) 0:54; UC Herhal (Anders Johnson, Eric Nelson) 4:10; MER Lucas Smith (Ron Mongeau, Clevenger) 19:48.
SHOTS- UC 24; MER 39.
SAVES- UC 35 (Artie Imbriano); MER 22 (Tom Welby).
PEN/MIN-UC 9/18; MER 6/12
POWER PLAYS- UC 0-9; MER 2-8.
TEAM RECORDS: Connecticut 0-3-0, Merrimack 2-1-1.
