University of Connecticut Athletics
Connecticut Falls to Sacred Heart 6-3
11/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
BRIDGEPORT, CT (November 15) – The University of Connecticut men’s hockey team fell to Sacred Heart, 6-3, in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Challenge at Harbor Yard Arena on Friday night. The Pioneers improved to 3-3-2 overall, 3-1-0 in the league, while the Huskies fell to 1-6-1 overall, 0-5-1 in the MAAC.
Sacred Heart jumped out to an early two goal lead with goals by Marc-Andre Fournier. Fournier’s first goal was assisted by Les Hrapchak and Chuck Metcalfe and the second a power play goal at 10:59 was from Rocco Molinaro and Martin Paquet. The Huskies came back though with a goal by Chris Uber (Ithaca, NY) at 16:29 assisted by Michael Hoffman (Scituate, MA) and Eric Nelson (Big Lake, MN) to end the first period trailing 2-1.
UConn came out quickly in the second period and tied the score at two on a power play goal by D.J. Miller (Mount Lebanon, PA) at 1:00 assisted by Mark Murphy (Jamestown, RI) and Jon Ames (Baldwinsville, NY). Sacred Heart answered back at the 13:05 mark with a goal by Ryan Bremner from Fournier and Metcalfe to make the score 3-2.
In the third period the Pioneers put the game away with three more goals. The first came at 1:39 by Barclay Folk assisted by Mike Reagan and Michael Forsland. Molinaro scored the second goal of the period at 3:10 from Nick Nutcher. Sacred Heart’s final goal came at 12:51 by Paquet assisted by Garrett Larson and Konn Hawkes. Connecticut added one late goal at 18:32 in the third by Hoffman from Miller and Kurt Kamienski (Pittsfield, MA).
Artie Imbriano (Stoneham, MA) stopped 27 shots on goal, while Eddy Ferhi recorded 22 saves. Sacred Heart out shot Connecticut, 33-25.
UConn will play this same Sacred Heart team Saturday, November 16, on alumni day, at the UConn Ice arena. Face-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
