WATERVILLE, Maine – Graduate goalie Liam Murray made 25 saves for UMass Boston Men's Ice Hockey as the Beacons were shutout for the second consecutive game Saturday afternoon against Colby College, 3-0.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 0, Colby College 3
UMass Boston (2-7-0)
Colby College (3-0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior forward Michael McEachern netted the first goal of the day, just under eight minutes into the contest on a pair of passes from junior defenseman Griffin Grise and freshman forward James Tepper to put the Mules ahead 1-0 in the early going. The Beacons would only be able to record three shots on net against junior goalie Andy Beran through 20 minutes.
A stalemate of a second period would see Murray and Beran go toe-to-toe with one another as the goalies would combine for 27 total saves with the Beacon offensive aggressively firing 17 shots on goal against Beran while Murray would turn away 10 shots taken by Colby College.
The Mules would add to their lead late in the third period when sophomore Mac O'Brien scored on an assist from sophomore forward Nick Stapleton with 5:44 to go in the final frame. Less than a minute later, sophomore forward Jack MacDonald and senior forward Carter Breitenfeldt teamed up to assist on the third and final Colby goal scored by junior defender Jack Sullivan on the power play to down the Beacons, 3-0.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Liam Murray made 25 saves on 28 attempts in net for the Beacons
- Andy Beran recorded his first shutout of the season, stopping all 28 shots for Colby College
- UMass Boston was 0-for-8 on the power play against the Mules on Saturday afternoon
- This is the first time since the 2004-05 season in which UMass Boston has been shutout in back-to-back games with the last time happening on February 19th and 26th, 2005 versus Saint Anselm and Babson College
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons finish off their road trip tomorrow afternoon with a matchup against Bowdoin College scheduled to get underway at 4:00 PM. In their last game versus the Polar Bears, UMass Boston fell 2-1 on the road in Brunswick, Maine.
