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HARTFORD, Conn. – The UMass Lowell Hockey team earned a 1-0 road shutout at UConn on Saturday afternoon at the XL Center in Hockey East action.

The River Hawks improve to 8-6-0 overall (5-5-0 HEA) with their fourth consecutive victory, while UConn drops to 3-10-2 overall (2-6-1 HEA) with the losing effort.

Junior forward Connor Wilson (Calgary, Alta.) got the River Hawks on the scoreboard first just 7:10 into the second period for his third tally of the season, which beat UConn goalie Adam Huska high blocker side off a wrist shot from the slot. Sophomore forward Kenny Hausinger (Anchorage, Alaska) assisted on the goal with a rush up the right half wall off of a UConn turnover.

The teams skated to a scoreless opening period with UMass Lowell holding a 7-6 shot advantage.

Junior goaltender Christoffer Hernberg (Espoo, Finland) totaled 33 stops in his fourth straight start for the River Hawks, including 15 saves in the middle stanza.  Hernberg earned his second career shutout in his eighth win of the season. UConn's Adam Huska notched 14 saves in the losing effort.

UMass Lowell returns to action on Tuesday, November 28^th against Bentley in non-conference play. Game time from the Tsongas Center is 7 p.m.