Weekly Release: No. 2 PC Tops Holy Cross; No. 7 UML Sweeps CC Tigers
No. 4 Boston College, No. 8 Boston University Down Wisconsin
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Warrior Hockey Player of the Week Dennis Kravchenko of Massachusetts

AROUND HOCKEY EAST: No. 2 Providence hung the 2015 NCAA National Championship banner Friday night in Schneider Arena before capping the night with a 4-1 victory over Holy Cross. Junior netminder Nick Ellis (Millersville, MD) turned aside 31 shots in the win, including 25 stops in the final 20 minutes of play. Sophomore defenseman Jake Walman (Toronto, ON) scored a goal and added an assist in the game to finish plus-two ... No. 6 Boston University also enjoyed a banner night on Saturday, hanging the 2015 Hockey East regular season and tournament banners in Agganis Arena. The Terriers downed Wisconsin, 4-1 ... UMass continued its feverish start, climbing to 3-0-0 for the first time since 2009. Warrior Player of the Week Dennis Kravchenko (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) registered his second four-point outing, including a hat trick and the game-winning goal, in a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart ... UMass Lowell took two wins from Colorado College at home this weekend, backstopped by Kevin Boyle's (Manalapan, NJ) 39 saves over the pair of games. Senior forward Ryan McGrath (O'Fallon, MO) notched both game-winning tallies for the River Hawks ... No. 3 Boston College toppled Wisconsin at Conte forum Friday night. Freshmen Colin White (Hanover, MA) (2g) and Casey Fitzgerald (N. Reading, MA) (2a) propelled the Eagles to the 6-0 win, while junior forward Austin Cangelosi (Estero, FL) (2g) potted a pair, including the game-winner ... The Maine Black Bears drew a 1-1 tie on the road at Union, thanks in part to a 28-save performance by rookie goaltender Rob McGovern (Weymouth, MA) ... UConn won its home-opener at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, downing Arizona State, 5-1. Sophomore forward Spencer Naas (Minnetonka, MN) poured in a pair of power-play goals for the Huskies, while Max Letunov (Moscow, Russia) added two helpers ... Merrimack swept its homecoming weekend over Clarkson and St. Lawrence, led by Brian Christie's (West Chester, PA) four points (1g, 3a).