BOSTON, Mass. – Junior forward Evan Googins scored his first goal of the season in the second period for UMass Boston Men's Ice Hockey at home inside Edward T. Barry Ice Rink as the Beacons fell to Elmira College, 4-1, on Friday night.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 1, Elmira College 4
UMass Boston (2-5-0, 2-3-0 NEHC)
Elmira (3-3-0, 2-1-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Freshman forward Kerfalla Toure got the scoring started for the Soaring Eagles in the first period on a pass from sophomore Cole Tucker that squirted by senior goalie
Sam Best in net for UMass Boston.
Elmira would extend their lead in the second period on a turnover by the Beacons in the defensive zone that was stolen away by Toure who put it into the right side of the goal mouth, making it 2-0 with 11 minutes remaining in the period. About six minutes later, Googins would net his first goal of the season on the power play after freshman Grady Friedman found him on the left side of the ice. The junior fired into traffic as the puck found its way past freshman goalie Kyle Curtin, cutting the UMass Boston deficit to one, 2-1.
Nearing the end of the second, the Soaring Eagles would regain their two-goal edge off an offensive zone face-off which junior defensemen Daniel Dimon and Jordan Gonzalez rattled over to senior Jake Russo who scored the third goal of the evening for Elmira.
Soaring Eagles' lead scorer junior forward Janis Vizbelis would tally the fourth and final goal for Elmira on a pass from senior forward Graham Denomme, as the Beacons fell 4-1 at home.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Grady Friedman extended his point streak to five consecutive games after recording an assist on the goal by Evan Googins
- The UMass Boston penalty kill went a perfect 4-for-4 against Elmira
- Sam Best recorded 32 saves on 36 shots in the loss
- Kyle Curtin stopped 42 of the 43 shots placed on goal by the Beacons
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston finishes off their weekend at home with a matchup against Hobart College on Saturday afternoon inside Edward T. Barry Ice Rink at 4:00 PM. The undefeated Statesmen are the top-ranked team nationally in the DCU/USCHO Division III Men's Ice Hockey Poll and are 4-0-2 against the Beacons in their last six matchups.
