BC men’s hockey fell to UMass Lowell in the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament on Wednesday after leading 4-1. With the loss, the Eagles will have to wait at least until next season to win their first Hockey East Tournament championship since 2012.
Boston College men’s hockey fell to UMass Lowell in the Hockey East Tournament semifinals after at one point leading 4-1 on Wednesday. UMass Lowell scored four total goals in the third period alone before the game entered overtime.
Powered by its sophomore trio of Matt Boldy, Alex Newhook, and Mike Hardman, BC cruised past UMass Lowell 7-1 last Friday.
At the New England Challenge, the Eagles’ win over UMass Lowell was bookended by close losses to Harvard and Northeastern, as BC suffered its first two defeats of the 2018 season.
The Eagles are 9-0 for the first time in program history and will take that record into their three-day tournament against nearby foes Harvard, Northeastern, and Massachusetts-Lowell.
Bob Thompson—who, to this day, ranks in the top 15 in all three of the Eagles’ major offensive categories—is once again returning to Chestnut Hill to coach BC, only this time as the team’s associate head coach.
Jake Palomaki upped his hitting streak to five games, driving in four runs, and the bullpen took care of business, pitching four and two-thirds scoreless innings, en route to five-run win.
BC, losers of three straight, will make the trip to LeLacheur Park, searching for a much-needed midweek victory over the neighboring River Hawks on Tuesday afternoon.
The Eagles enter Friday night’s matchup looking to take the season series against Massachusetts Lowell, a team that knocked them out of postseason contention a year ago in the Hockey East Finals.
With five different goal scorers—on two different goalies—Boston College men’s hockey rode its way to a convincing 5-2 win over Massachusetts Lowell to maintain its lead over Hockey East.
