|   Freshman Garrett Vermeersch is tied for the team lead with Chris Donovan and Wade MacLeod with four points. |
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Northeastern edged at UMass Lowell, 3-1
Oct. 24, 2009
Tsongas Arena (Lowell, Mass.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Northeastern (2-3-0 (0-2-0)) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UMass Lowell (3-1-0 (1-0-0)) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Junior captain Tyler McNeely kept NU’s powerplay scoring streak of five games intact despite losing to #13/12 UMass Lowell, 3-1, at Tsongas Arena on Saturday evening. Freshman goaltender Chris Rawlings made 30 saves for the second-consecutive game in the backend of Northeastern’s Hockey East weekend opener.
McNeely’s power play conversion was his first since hosting New Hampshire on Nov. 1, 2008 and sixth-career, overall.
Northeastern’s rookies continue to rack up points as Jake Newton and Garrett Vermeersch each assisted on McNeely’s goal, marking their second-career helpers. Three of Vermeersch’s four-career points have come on the powerplay. The Macomb, Mich. native is now tied with senior Chris Donovan and junior Wade MacLeod in overall points.
“I thought we had a lot of momentum going into the third period,” head coach Greg Cronin said. “Out of the last five times we’ve played UMass Lowell, I think this one was the closest. We just couldn’t convert on our opportunities and I think their goaltender (Chris Hutton) was excellent.”
A physical opening period with great team defense on both behalves yielded a scoreless stanza. It marked the first occasion this season that neither team has scored in any period in an NU contest. The latter half of the second period hosted a four-minute stretch of four-on-four action. The Huskies sculpted a couple opportunities around the 9:00 mark, but could not connect.
Each team was sent off three times in the first period while the River Hawks registered a number of attempts towards the tail end to own a 10-7 edge in shots.
UMass Lowell jumped on the board first at 4:47 of the second period on a tally from Riley Wetmore. Maury Edwards delivered the initial shot from about 20 feet out and Wetmore poked his stick through traffic to tip it past Rawlings for the 1-0 edge.
After sophomore Matt Lipinski was flagged for roughing at 17:24, junior Greg Costa followed 11 seconds later with a cross-checking call to give the River Hawks 1:49 worth of five-on-three. UMass Lowell capitalized at 18:56 to pad its lead, 2-0. David Vallorani finished off UML’s cycle with a one-time wrist shot from the near post while Nick Shaus delivered the scoring assist with Chris Auger.
McNeely ended NU’s scoring draught at 8:03 of the third period. Barry Goers was sent off for hooking at 6:24 as one of eight UML penalties. Freshman Robbie Vrolyk rang one off the post around the seven minute mark, but a McNeely rope from the left beat Hutton top-glove side with help from Newton and Vermeersch.
Paul Worthington added an empty-netter at 19:16 to solidify the 3-1 final.
The River Hawks outshot Northeastern, 33-25.
Northeastern has a bit of a break before hosting Boston University on Friday, Nov. 6 at Matthews Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Northeastern Univ. vs UMass Lowell (Oct 24, 2009)
* Box Score
Hockey Game Box Score
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern Univ. vs UMass Lowell (Oct 24, 2009 at Lowell, Mass.)
Northeastern Univ. (2-3-0 (0-2-0)) vs. UMass Lowell (3-1-0 (1-0-0))
Date: Oct 24, 2009 Location: Lowell, Mass. Arena: Tsongas Arena
Attendance:4049 Start time:5:05 PM End time:7:26 PM Total time:2:21
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 2nd 04:47 UML EV Wetmore, Riley/1 Blair, Ryan/2 22,11,23,6,5 9,26,17,8,7
Edwards, Maury/7
2 2nd 18:56 UML PP Vallorani, David/2 Schaus, Nick/2 28,18,4 10,5,16,15,23
Auger, Chris/1
3 3rd 08:03 NU PP McNeely, Tyler/2 Newton, Jake/2 94,28,5,19,17 21,22,3,5
Vermeersch, Garr/2
4 3rd 19:16 UML EN Worthington, Paul/2 Falite, Kory/3 22,2,12,7,21
Holmstrom, Ben/2
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern Univ. 1 2 3 Tot +/- Bl
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3 Student, Chris...... 0 0 1 1 0 0
4 *Driscoll, Jim....... 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 Newton, Jake........ 0 1 0 1 -1 0
6 Strathman, David.... 0 2 0 2 -1 0
9 Vermeersch, Garrett. 0 0 1 1 0 0
11 Daniels, Justin..... 0 0 1 1 -1 0
13*Guzior, Randy....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
16*Kraemer, Kyle....... 3 0 0 3 0 0
17 Silva, Steve........ 1 1 1 3 0 0
18*McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 0 1 0 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 0 0 3 3 0 0
21 Muench, Drew........ 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 1 0 2 -1 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 0 0 -1 0
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 0 1 1 0 0
29 Lipinski, Matt...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 Vrolyk, Robbie...... 1 1 1 3 0 0
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 0 1 1 2 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 7
46 Mountain, Bryan DNP
Totals.............. 7 8 10 25 -5 7
|-Shots by Prd-|
## UMass Lowell 1 2 3 Tot +/- Bl
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1 Hamilton, Nevin..... 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 *Dehner, Jeremy...... 0 2 0 2 0 0
3 Capraro, Steve...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Schaus, Nick........ 0 1 0 1 0 0
6 Goers, Barry........ 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 Edwards, Maury...... 0 2 0 2 +1 0
8 Wright, Colin....... 0 0 1 1 +1 0
9 Wetmore, Riley...... 1 1 1 3 +1 0
10 Vallorani, David.... 0 1 0 1 0 0
12 Falite, Kory........ 4 3 4 11 0 0
15 Campbell, Scott..... 0 1 0 1 0 0
16*Auger, Chris........ 0 0 2 2 0 0
17 Ferreira, Matt...... 1 0 1 2 +1 0
18 Budd, Michael....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Cey, Patrick........ 2 0 0 2 0 0
21*Holmstrom, Ben...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
22*Worthington, Paul... 0 0 2 2 0 0
23 Maniff, Jonathan.... 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 Blair, Ryan......... 0 1 0 1 +1 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 15
33 Heffron, Michael DNP
Totals.............. 10 12 11 33 +5 15
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 0 0 1 - 1
UML 0 2 1 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 7 8 10 - 25
UML 10 12 11 - 33
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU UML
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1st 0-3 (0) 0-2 (3)
2nd 0-1 (3) 1-3 (4)
3rd 1-3 (6) 1-2 (4)
Total 1-7 (9) 2-7 (11)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU UML
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1st 3/6 3/6
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 3/17 4/8
Total 8/27 8/16
Three stars:
1. Vallorani, David
2. McNeely, Tyler
3. Worthington, Paul
Officials:
Referee:Scott Hansen
Linesman:Jack Millea
Linesman:Matt Riegart
Goal judge:Christopher Millea
Goal judge:Bill McGoldrick
Pen timekeeper:Jay Gledhill
Scorer:Bob Gamache
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Univ. Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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37 Rawlings, Chris..... L 59:38 2 0 10 10 10 30
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:22 0 1 0 0 0 0
UMass Lowell Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 Hutton, Carter...... W 59:35 1 0 7 8 9 24
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:25 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Budd, Michael UML 2 TRIPPING 03:00 PP
1st Donovan, Chris NU 2 TRIPPING 11:21 PP
1st Vallorani, David UML 2 TRIPPING 12:23 PP
1st Tuckerman, Alex NU 2 OBSTRUCTION-HOOKING 13:28 PP
1st Edwards, Maury UML 2 TRIPPING 14:41 PP
1st Hewkin, Mike NU 2 INTERFERENCE 19:06 PP
2nd Goers, Barry UML 2 SLASHING 07:14 PP
2nd Lipinski, Matt NU 2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD 17:24 PP
2nd Costa, Greg NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 17:36 PP
3rd Schaus, Nick UML 2 HOOKING 03:13 PP
3rd Dehner, Jeremy UML 2 TRIPPING 04:31 PP
3rd Goers, Barry UML 2 HK 06:24 PP
3rd Kraemer, Kyle NU 5 HITTING FROM BEHIND 17:05 PP
3rd Guzior, Randy NU 10 HITTING FROM BEHIND 17:05
3rd Ferreira, Matt UML 2 ROUGHING 19:58
3rd Costa, Greg NU 2 ROUGHING 19:58
Win-Hutton, Carter (2-1-0). Loss-Rawlings, Chris (2-3-0).
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern Univ. vs UMass Lowell (Oct 24, 2009 at Lowell, Mass.)
Northeastern Univ. - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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18 McLaughlin, Mike 12 11
17 Silva, Steve 9 7
22 Costa, Greg 5 6
19 MacLeod, Wade 3 0
94 McNeely, Tyler 2 2
9 Vermeersch, Garrett 2 6
11 Daniels, Justin 2 6
23 Donovan, Chris 0 1
Totals......... 35 39
UMass Lowell - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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15 Campbell, Scott 10 6
21 Holmstrom, Ben 10 12
9 Wetmore, Riley 9 5
23 Maniff, Jonathan 3 2
10 Vallorani, David 3 5
22 Worthington, Paul 1 0
12 Falite, Kory 1 1
18 Budd, Michael 1 1
17 Ferreira, Matt 1 2
16 Auger, Chris 0 1
Totals......... 39 35
Northeastern Univ. - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 03:00 05:00 02:00 0 0
1st 13:21 13:28 00:07 0 0
1st 15:28 16:41 01:13 0 0
2nd 07:14 09:14 02:00 3 0
3rd 03:13 05:13 02:00 2 0
3rd 05:13 06:31 01:18 1 0
3rd 06:31 08:03 01:32 3 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 7 opps, 9 shots, 1 goal, time 10:10
UMass Lowell - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 11:21 12:23 01:02 1 0
1st 14:23 14:41 00:18 0 0
1st 19:06 01:07 02:01 3 1
2nd 17:24 19:24 02:00 3 0 PPG
2nd 19:24 19:36 00:12 0 0
3rd 17:05 19:16 02:11 3 1 PPG
3rd 19:16 19:58 00:42 1 0
3rd 19:58 20:00 00:02 0 0
SUMMARY: 7 opps, 11 shots, 2 goals, time 08:28
Penalty shots - None.
