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BOSTON -- The No. 7 ranked UMass Lowell Hockey team was defeated by top ranked Boston University, 4-2, on Saturday night in Hockey East play at  Agganis Arena. 

UMass Lowell falls to 15-9-3 overall (7-7-1 HEA) with the loss, while the Terriers up their record to 17-7-2 (10-4-2 HEA). 

Freshman forward Ryan Lohin (Chadds Ford, Pa.) opened the scoring in the game with his sixth career goal at 8:36 of the opening frame on the power play, but BU's Gabriel Chabot struck back to tie the game at 1-1 just over minute later. The River Hawks held a 14-6 shot advantage at the end of the first period.

The Terriers scored three goals in the third period, as Bobo Carpenter gave the Terriers a 2-1 lead at 10:07 and then Clayton Keller gave BU a 3-1 lead at 12:47. Junior forward C.J. Smith (Des Moines, Iowa) cut the BU lead to 3-2 with 3:03 left for his 14th tally of the season, but Carpenter scored his second of the night on an empty-netter with 56 seconds left to seal the win for Boston University. 

Senior defenseman Dylan Zink (Madison, Wis.) notched a game-high six shots on goal for the River Hawks in the losing effort. Both Lohin and John Edwardh (Calgary, Alta.) each chipped in with five shots on net. 

Freshman goaltender Tyler Wall (Leamington, Ont.) stopped 22 shots in his 20th collegiate start for UMass Lowell, while Jake Oettinger totaled 33 stops in his 14th victory of the year for the Terriers. 

The River Hawks were a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-6 on the man advantage. 

The River Hawks return to action on Friday, February 3rd at Northeastern in Hockey East play. Game time from Matthews Arena in Boston, Mass. is 7 p.m.