Brandon’s Goal With Ten Seconds Left Lifts #12/13 UMass Lowell Over #7/6 PC Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/6 Providence College men’s ice hockey team fell late to No. 12/13 UMass-Lowell in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday (Jan. 25) at Schneider Arena. Zachary Borgiel finished the night saving 25-of-26 shots, good for a .962 save percentage.

No. 12/13 UMass-Lowell (13-7-3, 6-5-2 HEA) | No. 7/6 Providence (15-6-3, 5-5-3 HEA)

UMass-Lowell – 1 | Providence – 0

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

Zachary Borgiel (PC) – 25 saves, 1 goal against

Beni Halasz (UML) – 24 saves, 0 goals against

– Neither team broke onto the scoreboard through the first two periods, leaving the score at 0-0 through 40 minutes. The visiting River Hawks outshot Providence 11-2 in the first period while the Friars outshot UMass-Lowell 11-8 in the second period.

– The River Hawks looked to take the lead late in the third on a Dillan Bentley chance up close, but a poke-save from Zachary Borgiel denied the opportunity and kept the score deadlocked at 0-0.

– With just 10 seconds to play in the third period, Lowell’s Pierson Brandon fired an angled shot from the face-off dot, beating Borgiel glove-side to secure the 1-0 win for the River Hawks.

– Zachary Borgiel stood tall in the loss, denying 25-of-26 shots on net, good for a .962 save percentage.

– Fourteen Friars landed a shot on net in the loss, headlined by a five-shot effort from Logan Sawyer and three-shot performances from Logan Will and John Mustard.

– With the loss, the Friars were held scoreless at Schneider Arena for the first time since Providence’s 4-0 defeat to Alaska-Anchorage on Jan. 20, 2024.

Goals: None (0)

Assists: None (0)

Points: None (0)

Shots: Sawyer (5)

UMass-Lowell – 0/3

Providence – 0/2

UMass-Lowell – 26

Providence – 24

The Friars are back at home Friday, Jan. 31 when Providence hosts the UConn Huskies at Schneider Arena with a 7 p.m. puck drop.