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BOSTON – The No. 17 ranked UMass Lowell Hockey team fell at No. 20 Northeastern, 5-4 in overtime in Hockey East play on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.

UMass Lowell falls to 3-5-0 (0-4-0 HEA) with the loss, while Northeastern improves to 4-2-1 overall (2-0-0) with the victory.

Northeastern's Patrick Schule scored the game-winner just 2:10 into the extra frame. 

Nolan Stevens scored his second goal of the year to give Northeastern a 4-3 lead with 4:19 left in the game, but junior forward Ryan Dmowski (East Lyme, Conn.) scored on a pretty backhand to knot the game at 4-4 less than three minutes later on an extra attacker power-play tally. 

Bobby Hampton broke the 2-2 for the Huskies with 15:44 left in the third on his first collegiate marker to give Northeastern a 3-2 advantage. Ryan Lohin (Chadds Ford, Pa.) tied the game at 3-3 at 6:27 in the third. Lohin totaled a team-high five shots on goal in the loss for the River Hawks. 

Junior defenseman Avni Berisha (Lake Ariel, Pa.) evened the game at 1-1 with his first career goal at 6:43 of the second, then sophomore defenseman Mattias Goransson (Slottsbron, Sweden) scored to give the River Hawks a 2-1 lead at 8:02 of the middle stanza.

Adam Gaudette notched his fifth goal of the season for the Huskies with a shorthanded tally at 13:37 of the second to even the game at 2-2.
Grant Jozefek opened the scoring in the game for Northeastern at 18:14 of the first period for his fifth tally of the season.

Sophomore goaltender Tyler Wall (Leamington, Ont.) made 33 stops in his 38^th career start for the River Hawks. Ryan Ruck recorded 23 saves in his third win of the season for Northeastern.

UMass Lowell was a perfect 8-for-8 on the penalty kill, which included four 5x3 advantages for Northeastern. The River Hawks finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play.

The River Hawks return to action on Friday, November 3rd vs. Maine on Veterans Appreciation Night. Game time from the Tsongas Center is 7:15 p.m.
To purchase season tickets, individual tickets or mini plans, visit www.TsongasCenter.com. To save with a group of 10 or more, contact Jonathan Healy at Jonathan_Healy@uml.edu or by phone at (978) 934-6280.