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River Hawks score three in tie

AJ White found the back of the net twice, as the River Hawks tied the Northeastern Huskies in ice hockey with three goals a piece.

While they couldn’t add another tally under the wins bracket, Friday night was a good offensive showing for the River Hawks. They played at a high pace, and shot the puck at the net 41 times.

“Some games you get a few more shots than others,” said Head Coach Norm Bazin.

Both of AJ White’s goals came in the first period. The first came off of a face off on Northeastern ice. C.J. Smith got a quick shot off after gaining the puck, which led to a scuffle in front of the net. White picked up the rebound and fired it for the first score of the game.

If one play from that game were to make it on a Sports Center highlight clip, it might be White’s second goal. He had the puck in open ice when his defender dropped to the floor. White then took a couple steps and managed to shoot the puck over this defender and then into the top corner of the net behind goalie Derick Roy.

“I was gonna try and pass [the puck] across and the puck actually bounced off my stick,” said White. “The guy swung for the pass and I just kinda skated down and someone else skated out of the way and I was like ‘alright I’ll keep going’. I just kinda took a shot at the net.”

Northeastern had dominated play in the second period. It was the only period where the Huskies out shot the River Hawks (13-10 respectively). The Huskies scored twice in that period, and earned another goal to begin the third. Both goals in second were scored with a man advantage.

“I saw two goals off of penalty kill and I saw the foot off the pedal,” said Coach Bazin.

The loss was salvaged later on in the third period by Adam Chapie. Captain Zach Kamrass fired a shot off of the pads of goalie Roy, and Chapie was there to collect the rebound and tally the last goal of the game.

Both goalies had phenomenal games. Roy from Northeastern made a total of 38 saves in the game. Kevin Boyle, who got the start for UMass Lowell, only gave up one goal off of even strength.

Friday night was Veteran appreciation night at the Tsongas. “USA was chanted several times during the game. UMass Lowell attendees got to enjoy the singing of both the National Anthem before the game and God Bless America before the third period.

It may not have been the result the hockey team was looking for, but it was a good night for the student section, which continues to stack the stands with their presence and intensity.

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