Men's Hockey Falls at #15 UMass in First Game of 2023

Tuesday, January 3

Amherst, Mass.

7 p.m.

Brown University

4-10-2

UMass

9-7-3

Brown

Massachusetts

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Men's Hockey Falls at #15 UMass in First Game of 2023

1/3/2023 10:13:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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AMHERST, Mass. – The 15th-ranked UMass Minutemen (9-7-3, 3-6-1 HEA) scored twice in the second period and added an empty-net goal in the third to take a 3-0 home win over the Brown Bears (4-10-2, 1-7-2 ECAC) Tuesday night at the Mullins Center.

"I knew we'd have a little bit of rust with the time off since early December, but overall, we had plenty of chances and I thought their goalie played outstanding," said head coach Brendan Whittet '94. "I thought [Pavicich] saw a lot of pucks in the first two periods, I don't think we established the correct net-front presence, which is something we work on. I thought it was better in the third period."

Brown and UMass skated to a scoreless first period with both teams finishing the frame with seven shots on goal. UMass came up empty on two power play chances while the Bears were 0-for-1 in the period.

Matt Sutton had Brown's best chance of the game early in the second, jumping a UMass pass and coming down on goaltender Luke Pavicich (33 saves) on a semi-breakaway. Sutton's shot was turned aside by Pavicich to keep the game scoreless.

UMass struck for the night's first goal at 8:23 of the second period on the Minutemen's third power play of the game. Tyson Dyck re-directed a centering pass from Cal Kiefiuk in the low slot to beat Mathieu Caron (22 saves).

Dyck added his second of the night at 10:53 of the frame to make it 2-0 Minutemen, deflecting a quick shot from Cole O'Hara off the faceoff.

The Bears ratcheted up the pressure in the third looking to cut into the two-goal UMass lead. Pavicich stood tall and finished the period with 14 saves.

Caron was pulled for the extra attacker with 3:20 remaining in the third, however, Scott Morrow found the empty net with 29 seconds remaining to make it 3-0.

GAME NOTES

Brown finished the game with a 33-27 edge in shots on goal. Brown also finished the night with 21 blocked shots compared to nine for the Minutemen.
Entering as the top-ranked unit in the nation, UMass finished the game 1-for-4 on the power play while Brown went 0-for-2.
The Bears held the edge at the faceoff dot, winning 26-of-43 draws (60.5%). Cole Quisenberry went 13-for-16 at the dot to lead the Bears with Lynden Grandberg finishing 5-for-7.

Brown closes the non-conference slate on Saturday with a trip to take on the eighth-ranked Merrimack Warriors (14-5-0, 9-2-0 HEA). Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Lawler Rink and will stream on ESPN+.

Gallery: (1-3-2023) MHockey at #15 UMass (1/3/23)

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