PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 8 UMass Lowell Hockey team was defeated by No. 3 Providence College, 4-2, in Hockey East action on Friday night in front of 3,033 fans at Schneider Arena.
 
With the loss, the River Hawks drop to 14-5-4 overall (9-3-3 HEA), while the Friars up their record to 16-3-4 overall and 7-1-3 in league play.
 
Senior forward A.J. White (Dearborn, Mich.) scored both of the River Hawks' goals at 10:24 of the second period and 2:24 of the third for his fifth and sixth tallies of the season. White matched a career-high for goals in a game, which he previously set on November 7, 2014 vs. Northeastern.
 
Providence stormed out of the gate with three first-period goals from Kevin Rooney, Mark Jankowski and Brandon Tanev. The Friars added one goal in the second period at 2:20 on Jake Walman's 13^th goal of the season to close out the scoring for Providence.
 
Senior Kevin Boyle (Manalapan, N.J.) stopped 14 of 17 shots in the first period, while freshman Christoffer Hernberg (Espoo, Finland) made his collegiate debut and finished the final two periods with 13 saves. Nick Ellis stopped 33 shots in his 15^th with of the season for the Friars.
 
The River Hawks outshot Providence, 35-31, for the game, which included a 22-6 shot advantage in the second period. UMass Lowell went 6-for-7 on the penalty kill against the Friars in the losing effort.
 
Freshman forward Nick Master (Broomall, Pa.) finished the night with a game-high six shots on goal for the River Hawks.
 
UMass Lowell returns to the ice for the series finale against Providence on Saturday, January 23^rd. 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).