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LOWELL, Mass. -- The No. 5 ranked UMass Lowell Hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 15 Notre Dame on Friday night in Hockey East action in front of 5,141 fans at the Tsongas Center.

The River Hawks are now 8-1-3 overall on the season (4-0-3 HEA) and Notre Dame moves to 5-2-4 and 3-0-2 in league play.

UMass Lowell got out to a 2-0 lead in the first half of the game on goals by freshman forward Nick Master (Broomall, Pa.) and junior forward Joe Gambardella (Staten Island, N.Y.) at 15:27 of the first period and 9:22 of the second. Master finished the game 11-of-17 (65%) from the faceoff circle. The River Hawks owned a 19-5 shot advantage in the first period of play.

Sophomore forward C.J. Smith (Des Moines, Iowa) registered a game-high five shots on goal for the River Hawks.

Notre Dame got on the board on the power play at 19:17 of the second period on Dennis Gilbert's first career goal. Anders Bjork scored his third goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2 for the Fighting Irish at 9:55 of the third period.

Senior goaltender Kevin Boyle (Manalapan, N.J.) registered 26 saves on the night, while Notre Dame's Cal Petersen finished the night with 32 stops. The Fighting Irish went 2-for-5 on the power play, while the River Hawks went 1-for-5 in the contest.

UMass Lowell will finish the two-game Hockey East series with Notre Dame on Saturday, November 21st. Game time from the Tsongas Center is 7 p.m.

Tickets for all River Hawks home hockey games are on sale now. Game tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (65 ) and military, and $12 and children (12 and under). UMass Lowell students receive free admission by scanning their ID as part of the "River Hawk Rewards" campaign. Tickets can be purchased at the Tsongas Center Box Office, which is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. during the week. Fans can also purchase tickets online at TsongasCenter.com or by calling 866-722-8780.The UMass Lowell Athletic Department is also selling season, mini-pack and group tickets at this time. Packages can be purchased online at TsongasCenter.com or by contacting Christine Maurais (christine_maurais@uml.edu; 978-934-2181) or Ryan Leach (ryan_leach@uml.edu; 978-934-6280).