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AMHERST, Mass. -- The No. 15 UMass Lowell hockey team earned a come from behind 3-3 tie at Massachusetts on Friday night at the Mullins Center in non-conference action.

With the tie, the River Hawks move to 16-10-4 overall, while the Minutemen are now 9-18-2.

Junior forward McGrath (O'Fallon, Mo.) notched his second goal of the year with a wrist shot from the high slot that beat UMass goalie Steve Mastalerz high glove side to give the River Hawks a 1-0 lead at 8:49 of the first period. Terrence Wallin (Yardley, Pa.) and Tyler Mueller (Regina, Sask.) assisted on the game's opening goal. UMass Lowell went to the locker room with an 11-6 shot advantage in the opening period.

The Minutemen scored two in the second with goals by Brandon Montour (1:47) and Shane Walsh (16:31), along with one in the third by Steven Iacobellis.

Sophomore forward Evan Cambell (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) cut the River Hawks' deficit to one goal with a shorthanded goal on a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff cirle with 8:53 remaining in the game for his eighth of the season. Sophomore blueliner Michael Kapla (Eau Claire, Wis.) tied the game with just 2:15 remaining on a slapshot from the right point that beat Mastalerz five-hole for his fifth tally of the season.

Freshman goaltender Jeff Smith (Maple Ridge, B.C.) made 11 stops in his seventh start of his career in the first 37:08 of action, while junior netminder Kevin Boyle (Manalapan, N.J.) played the final 18:49 and made 18 saves, allowing just one goal. Mastalerz recorded 29 saves in the tie for the Minutemen. Both teams finished with 32 shots apiece in the game. UMass Lowell's penalty kill went a perfect 4-for-4 on the night.

McGrath ended the night with a team-high five shots on goal for the River Hawks. Junior forward Adam Chapie (Oxford, Mich.) played in his 100th career game for UMass Lowell in tonight's contest.

UMass Lowell returns to the ice on Saturday, February 14th to complete its Hockey East season series with the Minutemen at the Tsongas Center. Game time is 4 p.m., which was originally 7 p.m. and moved up due to the impending inclement weather. Tickets for all remaining home games are available through the Tsongas Center Box Office, online at TsongasCenter.com or by calling 866-722-8780.