UMass-Lowell senior netminder Cam McCormick turned in another stellar performance Friday, getting his sixth shutout of the year by blanking Harvard 2-0 in the first round of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup.<\/p>\n
The win, coming in the first-ever meeting between the two programs, was Lowell’s ninth straight, its longest streak as a Division I program. McCormick extended his own school records for shutouts in a season and a career (eight).<\/p>\n
The early story of the game was the goaltending duel between Harvard sophomore Will Crothers and McCormick, as the pair matched each other save for save. <\/p>\n
After nearly 55 minutes of scoreless hockey, the River Hawks (13-2-0) finally broke through at the 14:36 mark of the third period with a power-play tally.<\/p>\n
With Crimson defender Dave McCulloch in the box for interference, Lowell center Laurent Meunier picked up a rebound of a Josh Reed shot and lifted it over a sprawling Crothers for the 1-0 advantage. <\/p>\n
Lowell extended its lead just 1:30 later, as winger Mark Concannon picked up the puck off a pass from Ed McGrane on the wall, skated in and beat Crothers five-hole.<\/p>\n
With Crothers pulled for the final 1:44 of regulation, the Crimson (5-5-3) applied offensive pressure, but was not able to solve McCormick as the senior finished the night with 27 saves.<\/p>\n
For Harvard, Crothers fell to 2-4-2 on the year, making 36 saves.<\/p>\n
The River Hawks will face Denver for the tournament title at 7 p.m. MST Saturday, while the Crimson will play Bowling Green in the consolation game at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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