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BURLINGTON, Vt. – The UMass Lowell Hockey team fell to ECAC foe St. Lawrence, 3-0 in the Catamount Cup Championship Game on Saturday afternoon at Gutterson Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Vermont.

With the loss, the River Hawks fall to 10-9-0 overall, while the Saints improve to 3-14-1 overall with the victory.

St. Lawrence scored two goals in the second frame to give the Saints a 3-0 lead at the end of the middle stanza. Mike Marnell (17:07) scored on the power play with his third of the season and Philip Alftberg added a goal just over a minute later. The teams skated to a scoreless third period. 

Joe Sullivan got the Saints on the board first in the game with a shorthanded tally at 9:43 of the opening frame.

Junior goaltender Christoffer Hernberg (Espoo, Finland) amassed 25 saves in his 13th start of the season, while St. Lawrence's Daniel Mannella totaled 35 stops in his second victory of the season. 

Senior defenseman Chris Forney (Thief River Falls, Minn.) notched a career-high and game-high seven shots on goal in the losing effort. 

UMass Lowell outshot St. Lawrence, 26-18 in the final two periods of play. 

Junior forward Ryan Dmowski (East Lyme, Conn.) was the lone River Hawks named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team for his efforts over the the two-game weekend.

UMass Lowell returns to action on Friday, January 5^th against Vermont. Game time from the Tsongas Center is 7:15 p.m.