UMASS LOWELL ATHLETICS

LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell hockey team defeated the St. Thomas University Tommies 7-3, in an exhibition game at the Tsongas Center on Sunday afternoon.

At 3:54 of the third period, Wallin scored his second goal of the game off of a Jake Suter assist for a 6-1 lead. Ryan McGrath made it 7-1 on the power play just under a minute later, with assists coming from Dylan Zink and Michael Kapla.

The River Hawks took the 1-0 lead at 6:04 of the first period on a goal from senior forward Terrence Wallin (Yardley, Pa.), who put home the rebound off of a shot by sophomore forward Evan Campbell (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia). The Tommies tied the score 26 seconds later on a goal from JC Campagna.

The Tommies cut the lead to 7-3 with goals from Campagna and Marc-Andre Levesque at 9:53 and 12:30 of the third period.

Sophomore forward Joe Gambardella (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored on a wraparound making it a 2-1 game at 8:41 on the first period. Senior defenseman Zack Kamrass (Atlanta, Ga.) fired a shot in from the point for a 3-1 lead on the power play at 14:35. UMass Lowell entered the second intermission with a 3-1 lead.

Junior goaltender Kevin Boyle (Manalapan, N.J.) started the night in net and made two saves in 20 minutes of action. Freshman Jeff Smith (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) played the second period and recorded four saves. Freshman Olli Kalkaja (Oulu, Finland) played the final 20 minutes and recorded a team-high five saves. Tyson Teichmann made 32 saves in net for the visitors. The River Hawks outshot St. Thomas 39-14, UMass Lowell finished the night going 4-for-6 on the power play, and the Tommies went 1-for-6.

The River Hawks will open their season with a Hockey East battle against Boston College on October 10 at 7 p.m.

Robert Francis (San Diego, Calif.) scored off his own rebound in front to make it 4-1, and Michael Fallon (Glenview, Ill.) sent a rocket in from the slot to extend the lead to 5-1 at 7:33 and 16:43 of the second period, respectively.