UConn Hockey Falls to Mercyhurst, 4-1

STORRS, Conn. -- Eric Ellis netted two goals lifting Mercyhurst College past the University of Connecticut men's ice hockey team, 4-1, in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference match-up at the UConn Ice Arena in Storrs on Saturday. The loss drops UConn to 10-14-4 overall, 10-7-3 in the MAAC, while Mercyhurst improves to 15-9-2 overall, 15-4-1 in the conference.

Ellis scored the first of his two goals at the 8:19 mark of the first period, followed by a P.J. Hiscock score six minutes later. With just over a minute remaining in the stanza, Marty Rychley gave Mercyhurst the 3-0 lead. Ellis' second tally came midway through the second period during a power play opportunity.

UConn's only tally of the night came with 1:17 remaining in regulation. Bret Bostock (Phoenix, AZ) nailed a shot from the blue line for the short-handed unassisted goal.

Jason Carey (Oakdale, MN) suffered the loss in net recording 24 saves, while Mercyhurst's Peter Aubry stopped 16 UConn shots. The Lakers outshot the Huskies, 28-17.

Connecticut will face-off against Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA on Friday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Mercyhurst 4, Connecticut 1

Mercyhurst      3   1   0   --   4
Connecticut     0   0   1   --   1       

SCORING - 
First Period: MC Eric Ellis (Tom McMonagle, Louis 
Goulet) 8:19; MC P.J. Hiscock (Marty Rychley, Brad 
McDonald) 14:03; MC Rychley (Hiscock, McDonald) 18:21. 

Second Period: Ellis (Mike Muldoon, Jeff Gould) 13:10 PP. 

Third Period: UC Bret Bostock (unassisted) 18:43 SH.

SHOTS - UC 17; MC 28
SAVES - UC 24 (Jason Carey); MC 16 (Peter Aubry)
PEN/MIN - UC 5/13; MC 8/16
POWER PLAYS - UC 0-3; MC 1-2
RECORDS - UC 10-14-4, 10-7-3; MC 15-9-2, 15-4-1

University of Connecticut Athletics

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