As NGSC Sports reported, the UMass Lowell River Hawks hosted the University of New Hampshire Wildcats at the Tsongas Center on Friday night, falling by a score of 3-0.
UNH netminder Michael Simpson stopped all twenty shots he faced to earn the shutout. Nick Ring opened the scoring at 1:56 of the second period with a redirected shot past UML goaltender Austin Elliott. Nick Van Tassell added an even-strength goal later in the frame, and Ryan Johnson secured the win with a power-play goal in the final minutes of the second period.
Following the game, UNH head coach Mike Souza told NGSC Sports that he liked how his team played with the lead. On the opposing side, UMass Lowell head coach Norm Bazin told NGSC Sports that it was not their best effort and emphasized that the team must generate more offense.
With the result, UMass Lowell dropped to 2-7-0 overall and 0-3-0 in Hockey East play, while UNH improved to 4-4-1 overall and 1-2-1 in conference action.