UMass nets two in second

Hockey
Jeremy Rice

Massachusetts 3, Boston University 1

The Minutemen controlled most of the second period, as the Terriers could not stay out of the penalty box.

Scott Crowder scored on a break away 10 minutes into the period, then Cory Quirk scored his second goal of the game, giving him 10 goals on the season - the first Minuteman to reach 10 goals this year.

Crowder's goal was impressive from a forward who spend most of his time on the team's fourth line. Defenseman Justin Braun attempted to clear the puck out of the UMass zone, but instead sent a perfect lob pass to Crowder who came down the right boards and in all alone on BU goaltender Brett Bennett, faked the forehand shot and backhanded the puck into an open net.

The Terriers had four penalties in the period, and the Minutemen capitalized on the final one with Quirk's second goal.

Alex Berry controlled the puck to the left of the net, and found Quirk entering the slot. Quirk sent a backhand just outside the reach of Bennett and just inside the right post, giving UMass the 3-1 lead.

Speedy forward Chris Davis had a chance to pad the lead in the waning seconds of the frame when a clear attempt got behind the BU defensemen. Davis had momentum on his side and charged past them and toward the net, though he fanned on the backhand attempt as he was pushed away from the crease.

The Minutemen trail BU in shots, 17-13 after two. They are 2-for-6 on the powerplay tonight.

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