Massachusetts Topped By Quinnipiac, 3-2

Sophomore forward Ryan Badger scored a goal for the Minutemen
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 10:39  QUI1-0 EV Tommy Schutt (2)Bo Pieper/2, Alex Whelan/1
1st 14:10  QUI2-0 EV Bo Pieper (2)Brogan Rafferty/5, Kevin McKernan/4
1st 18:11  UMA1-2 EV Ryan Badger (1)Riley McDougall/1, Jake McLaughlin/1
2nd 12:09  UMA2-2 PP Jack Suter (1)Jonny Lazarus/3, Dominic Trento/5
3rd 12:57  QUI3-2 EV GW Tanner MacMaster (2)Kārlis Čukste/1
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Massachusetts  1102
Quinnipiac  2013
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
Massachusetts  94619
Quinnipiac  20111546
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
Massachusetts (2-2-0)  1/6 10/20 0
Quinnipiac (4-2-1)  0/10 8/27 0
Massachusetts Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Nic Renyard (L, 0-2-0)59:363 18111443
Empty Net0:240     
Quinnipiac Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Chris Truehl (W, 3-1-1)59:382 83617
Empty Net0:220     

HAMDEN, Conn. - Sophomore forward Ryan Badger and freshman forward Jack Suter scored goals but Massachusetts was edged by Quinnipiac, 3-2, on Tuesday night at High Point Solutions Arena.

THE BASICS:

RESULT: No. 6/7 Quinnipiac 3, UMass 2

LOCATION: High Point Solutions Arena (Hamden, Conn.)

RECORDS: Massachusetts (2-2-0); No. 6/7 Quinnipiac 4-2-1)

THE LEAD: University of Massachusetts hockey erased an early 2-0 deficit, but No. 6/7 Quinnipiac tallied the deciding goal midway through the third period as UMass fell 3-2 to the Bobcats on Tuesday evening at High Point Solutions Arena.

FIRST PERIOD:

UMass came up with the first scoring chance of the night with a 2-on-1 eight minutes into the contest, but junior Patrick Lee was denied on the backhand by goaltender Chris Truehl. The Bobcats then took a 1-0 lead at the 10:36 when Tommy Schutt cleaned up a loose puck in front of Nic Renyard. Quinnipiac extended its advantage to 2-0 with the teams skating 4x4 14:10 into the stanza as Bo Pieper's tucked a shot under the crossbar. However, the Minutemen managed to pull within one before the intermission. Sophomore Ryan Badger skated the puck out from below the goal line and stuffed it inside the post with junior Riley McDougall and freshman Jake McLaughlin collecting the assists.

SECOND PERIOD:

After successfully killing off a pair of 5x3 power plays for Quinnipiac early in the stanza, the Minutemen netted the equalizer 12:09 into the second period. Junior Dominic Trento and freshman Jonny Lazarus popped the puck out to freshman Jack Suter in the high slot and he buried the power-play goal through traffic to knot things up at 2-2.

THIRD PERIOD:

Quinnipiac went on to net the game-winner 12:57 into the third. Tanner MacMaster skated into the UMass zone and wristed one past Renyard from the right faceoff circle.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Renyard posted his fifth 40+ save performance of his career in net for the Minutemen, stopping 43 shots, as Quinnipiac finished with a 46-19 shot advantage.

- Lazarus and Trento both registered assists to keep their point scoring streaks alive at four straight games.

- Suter notched his first collegiate point with his goal in the contest, while classmate Jake McLaughlin picked up his first career point, as well, with an assist.

- UMass' penalty kill limited the Bobcats to a 0-for-10 night on the power play, while the Minutemen were 1-for-6 with the man advantage. Faceoffs were even with both squads going 40-for-80 over the dots.

UP NEXT: The Minutemen will open Hockey East play this Fri., Oct. 28, when the squad will play host to New Hampshire at the Mullins Center at 7 p.m.