UMass 1, Merrimack 0

Hockey
Joe Meloni

Freshman Michal Lecomte scored the second goal of his career at the 7:13 mark of the first period. James Marcou intercepted a clearing pass from a Merrimack defenseman and hit Lecomte streaking into the Warrior zone. Lecomte waited for the goaltender to commit one way before beating Andrew Braithwaite on his blocker side.

The Minutemen went 0-for-2 on the power play in the period and killed off two penalties of their own. There are two seconds remaining on the second penalty, a holding minor on sophomore Justin Braun. P.J. Fenton looks more comfortable in his role as power-play point man. While his shots still aren't as crisp as they need to be, he moved the puck well and created a few solid chances. Although the best power-play opportunity came when he misfired and the puck deflected off a cluster of players in the slot to a wide-open Cory Quirk in the left face-off circle. Braithwaite made the save on the Quirk wrister.

Overall, UMass looks more sharp than it did at any point last weekend. The Minutemen out-shot the Warriors 13-9 in the opening period. Despite the nine shots, the Warriors didn't test Paul Dainton much.