University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
8-7-2
UMass Lowell
4-5-0
No. 20 Huskies Fall in OT at UMass Lowell, 3-2
2/9/2021 8:44:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
LOWELL, Mass. – The UConn men's hockey team tied the game up in the third period but fell in overtime as UMass Lowell's Andre Lee scored the game-winner at 3:57 to give the River Hawks a 3-2 win.
The Huskies take a point on the night as they fall to 8-7-2 with the loss. UMass Lowell improves to 4-5-0.
The River Hawks used a strong offensive first period and took a 1-0 lead on a power play goal from Brian Chambers. The Huskies tied it up in the second on Kale Howarth's (Red Deer, Alberta) fifth goal on the season. UML would get a late goal in the second with Reid Stefanson scoring with just 15 seconds left in the period to send his team to the locker room up 2-1.
UConn freshman Ryan Tverberg (Richmond Hill, Ontario) came up with the game-tying goal at the 10:42 mark of the third period, his third of the season. In the overtime session, Lee snapped a shot off a UConn stick to beat goaltender Tomas Vomacka (Trutnov, Czech Republic) to send the River Hawks home with the win.
Freshman Artem Shlaine (Moscow, Russia) picked-up an assist on the Tverberg goal, extending his point streak to seven-straight games. Vomacka stopped 29 shots on the night while UML freshman goaltender Henry Welsch made a career-high 31 saves to earn the win. UConn was 0-for-3 on the power play and held a 33-32 edge on shots.
1st period:
UMass Lowell outshot the Huskies 17-7 in the first period and grabbed the game's first goal, coming on the power play late in the first. Matt Brown fired on goal from the left circle and Chambers found his way to the front of the net and got a deflection past Vomacka for a 1-0 lead at 17:56.
2nd period:
The Huskies got the game even at 14:58 of the second as Howarth put the finishing touches on a long UConn shift in the UML zone with his fifth of the year. Junior Jonny Evans (North Delta, British Columbia) fed the puck to sophomore Carter Berger (North Vancouver, British Columbia) in the high slot who got a shot through to Welsch. The Huskies crashed the net for the rebound and Howarth put it home to tie it up at 1-1.
?? UConn GOAL!!! ??
— UConn Men's Hockey (@UConnMHOC) February 9, 2021
Kale Howarth ties it up for the #IceBus Howarth bangs in a rebound for his 5th on the year. pic.twitter.com/QYTCzNtpf8
The River Hawks got back on the board very late in the period, taking advantage of a UConn turnover. Trying to clear the zone, UML picked an errant pass and after a shot by Carl Berglund, Stefanson chipped the rebound over Vomacka to go up 2-1 with 15 seconds left in the period.
3rd period:
UConn would tie the game up again on Tverberg's third of the year at 10:42. Sophomore Harrison Rees (Oakville, Ontario) fed the puck up to freshman Artem Shlaine (Moscow, Russia) who carried up the left wing. Shaline left it for Tverberg on the left half boards and he rifled a shot to the low far corner to make it 2-2.
?? UConn GOAL!!!??
— UConn Men's Hockey (@UConnMHOC) February 10, 2021
Rookie Ryan Tverberg ties it up! His 3rd on the year has the game 2-2 with under 10 to go.#IceBus pic.twitter.com/1eMtmR2aZM
OT:
The River Hawks set up in the UConn zone and after a shot the puck found its way back to Lee in the slot and he put a shot off a Husky stick to deflect past Vomacka for the game-winner.
Next Up:
The Huskies will take on No. 16 Providence this weekend in a home-and-home series. UConn will head to Providence on Friday, February 12 for a 4:30 pm match-up on NESNplus and then host the Friars on Saturday, February 13 at 4 pm broadcast throughout Connecticut on CW20.
