BOSTON, Mass. — With six skaters recording a two-point night and sophomore
Justin Hryckowian leading the way with three points, the No. 15/16 Northeastern Huskies were victorious, 7-3, over the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Senior Night.
- After the River Hawks took a 1-0 lead in the opening seven minutes, the Huskies went on to score three unanswered goals in the first period, all by seniors.
- Off a shot from the point by freshman Hunter McDonald, a scramble formed in front the crease where senior Matt DeMelis eventually snuck one in past the UMass Lowell goaltender to make it 1-1. Junior Sam Colangelo also tallied an assist on the goal.
- In similar fashion to his senior counterpart, graduate student Liam Walsh scored his fifth goal of the season on a rebound in front of the crease. Assists were credited to sophomore Matt Choupani and freshman Vinny Borgesi.
- Northeastern found luck, yet again, right in front of the net. With the helpers coming from McDonald and Hryckowian, graduate student Jakov Novak extended the Huskies lead to 3-1 heading into the first intermission.
- Hryckowian opened second period scoring with a two-man advantage over the River Hawks at the 14:35 mark. Putting the puck over the goaltender's shoulder, he was assisted by sophomore Jack Hughes and senior Aidan McDonough.
- UMass Lowell tallied their second of the night at the 13:56 mark in the middle frame to cut Northeastern's lead to 4-2.
- The Huskies would go on to tally three more unanswered goals. In the final 1:50 of the second period, DeMelis collected his second goal of the night to put the Huskies back up by three with assists to junior Gunnarwolfe Fontaine and freshman Cam Lund.
- The flood gates were open for the Huskies as McDonough redirected one in, off a pass from Hryckowian, for his second point of the evening. Fontaine was also given a helper.
- The script continued to write itself when senior Alex Mella put the Huskies up 7-2 just over five minutes into the third period for his first goal of the season and his first as a Husky. Walsh and Choupani recorded the assists.
- In net for the Huskies, in 60 minutes of action, junior Devon Levi tallied 40 saves to claim his 17th goal of the season. McDonald led Northeastern with six blocked shots, while Hryckowian won 11 faceoffs.
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