Jan 24, 2009
Hockey Upended by Lowell 3-2 Saturday
NORTH ANDOVER, MA. – Mark Roebothan scored twice,
including the game-winner with 7:30 remaining as UMass Lowell
defeated Merrimack 3-2 for the second straight game Saturday night
at Lawler Arena.
Roebothan scored his first of two goals in the third period at
4:56, breaking a scoreless tie as he buried a rebound off a Jeremy
Dehner shot past Joe Cannata (Wakefield, MA) to
give the visitors the 2-1 lead.
But Merrimack responded, as senior Mickey Rego (Hudson,
MA) notched his first goal in the last two seasons,
backhanding a loose puck past Nevin Hamilton at 11:14 of the third
to tie the game at two. Ryan Flanigan (Rochester,
NY) and Justin Bonitatibus (Arlington,
MA) picked up the assists with hard work behind the net
beating the River Hawks to loose pucks.
Just 1:26 later, Roebothan tallied the game-winner, as he was left
wide open in between the circles and took a pass from Scott
Campbell and buried it over the blocker of a helpless Cannata.
The Warriors were stymied the rest of the way by Lowell’s
defense and managed just six third-period shots after firing 26 in
the first two periods. This was the ninth one-goal loss for
Merrimack in its 13 defeats this season.
Matt Ferreira gave the River Hawks the early lead as he found a
rebound in front of Cannata just 2:08 into the game and knocked it
into the net for his fourth of the year. Playing in his first
collegiate game, Michael Scheu earned the primary assist on
Lowell’s first goal.
Chris Barton (Calgary, Alberta) evened the score
late in the second on the power play as he got his own rebound in
front of Hamilton and put it home for his sixth of the season.
Rob Ricci (Brampton, Ontario) and Jesse
Todd (Camrose, Alberta) picked up the assists on
Barton’s goal at 13:41 of the second.
Hamilton stopped 30 shots while Cannata, making his third straight
start, had 26 saves.
Merrimack (5-14-3, 2-12-2 HEA) returns to the ice Friday when #2
Boston University visits Lawler Arena at 7 p.m.
