Four different Huskies found the back of the net but UConn came up short at No. 12 Providence on Saturday night, losing to the Friars, 6-4, in a Hockey East match-up at Schneider Arena.
The Huskies dropped both league games on the weekend and fall to 6-5-0 overall and 4-3-0 in Hockey East. The Friars move to 8-5-0 and 4-3-0 in the league.
Providence had six different players score goals and scored three times on the power play Saturday night. The Friars scored three times in the first period and after the Huskies cut it to 4-3 early in the third period, tacked on two more to pull away.
UConn got a first period goal from grad student Jarrod Gourley (Calgary, Alberta), his first of the season and first with the Huskies. Sophomore Ryan Tverberg (Richmond Hill, Ontario) extended his goal scoring streak to five-straight games with a second period tally, his ninth of the year.
Senior Jonny Evans (North Delta, British Columbia) scored his second goal of the season in the third period while sophomore Nick Capone (East Haven, CT) had his third.
PC got power play goals from Parker Ford, Max Crozier and Brett Berard while Kohen Olischefski, Matt Koopman and Jamie Engelbert also found the back of the net. Providence goaltender Jaxson Stauber stopped 33 shots.
UConn held a 37-36 edge on shots but was 0-3 on the power play. Darion Hanson (East Bethel, Minn.) made 30 saves in net.
Up Next:
The Huskies will take on UMass Lowell next weekend in a Hockey East home-and-home series. UConn will travel to Lowell on Saturday for a 3:30 game on NESN and host the River Hawks on Sunday at the XL Center in the series finale on the CW20 in Connecticut.