Peter Rynshoven netted two goals and assisted on another to lead Mercyhurst past Connecticut 6-4 at the Mercyhurst Ice Rink on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
UConn falls to 10-15-4 overall, 10-8-3 in the MAAC, while Mercyhurst improves to 16-9-2 overall, 16-4-1 in the conference. <\/p>\n
After Mike Boylan gave the Huskies their only lead of the game at the 4:12 mark of the first period on the power play, Mercyhurst went on to record the next three goals. Jeff Gould nailed a shot at the 5:25 mark on a Rynshoven assist, followed by an Adam Tackaberry power-play tally just under four minutes later.<\/p>\n
Jody Robinson opened the second period with a power-play goal, giving the Lakers the 3-1 advantage.<\/p>\n
Connecticut’s Derek Stephens then recorded his first collegiate point at the 7:49 mark on an assist from Matt Owens, bringing UConn within one goal, but Rynshoven netted his first goal of the night on the power play with 1:36 remaining in the stanza.<\/p>\n
Mercyhurst took the 5-2 lead 3:41 into the third period on a Brad McDonald goal, but UConn’s Michael Goldkind raised the Huskies’ hopes midway through the third with help from Herhal and Ciro Longobardi.<\/p>\n
Connecticut then closed the gap to one goal at the 14:01 mark with another power-play tally from Ron D’Angelo, but Rynshoven sealed the Mercyhurst victory by netting an insurance goal with one second remaining in regulation.<\/p>\n
Artie Imbriano suffered the loss in net, recording 16 saves, while Mercyhurst’s Peter Aubry stopped 27 UConn shots. Mercyhurst was 3-for-4 on the power play while Connecticut was 2-for-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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