{"id":26560,"date":"2021-02-27T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T03:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=26560"},"modified":"2021-02-27T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T03:13:14","slug":"mens-hockey-no-8-terriers-get-back-in-the-win-column-vs-merrimack-to-avoid-series-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/02\/27\/mens-hockey-no-8-terriers-get-back-in-the-win-column-vs-merrimack-to-avoid-series-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Hockey: No. 8 Terriers get back in the win column vs. Merrimack to avoid series sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Owen Gund<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eighth-ranked Boston University Terriers (10-3-0) got back to playing the kind of hockey that has gotten them into the national top 10 in a 4-2 win over the Merrimack College Warriors (5-11-2) at Lawler Rink on Saturday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>BU head coach Albie O&#8217;Connell was pleased with how his team responded after Friday&#8217;s loss.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously a lot better effort by us\u201d said O\u2019Connell. \u201cI think overall, each position, forward, defense, and goalies all played better too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat was a huge bounce back win. One of the more important wins of the year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday&#8217;s loss left a bad taste in BU&#8217;s mouth, as they allowed four goals in the first period and struggled with defensive zone coverages and breaking out of their own zone in a 5-2 defeat at home. The Terriers were leapfrogged by UMass in the Hockey East standings after Friday\u2019s loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday the Terriers executed better and were the better team, overall. Despite their strong play, the Terriers once again fell behind early.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merrimack got on the board first when senior defensemen and assistant captain Patrick Holway one-timed a feed from sophomore forward Filip Forsmark.\u00a0 In a similar scenario to the fourth goal of Friday&#8217;s contest, sophomore forward Liam Walsh parked himself in front of the net and tipped Holloway\u2019s shot past BU freshman goaltender Drew Commesso (25 saves).<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MERRIMACK GOAL: Patrick Holway&#39;s blast from the point has eyes and finds its way through. His second of the weekend. 1-0, Warriors, 7:34 into the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwLFTobayI\">pic.twitter.com\/vwLFTobayI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365773887770796034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite going down early, O\u2019Connell said his team felt confident that they could come back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got confidence. We\u2019ve gone down before,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. &#8220;We were there and I think guys knew that we were playing the right way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers continued to push and with just over three minutes to go, they were rewarded. At the end of a long shift, sophomore forward Robert Mastrosimone cycled the puck to sophomore forward Wilmer Skoog, who wheeled a toward goal. Merrimack goaltender Zachary Borgiel (25 saves) was able to stop Skoog\u2019s attempt, but sophomore forward Markus Boguslavsky was right there to bang home the rebound.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BU GOAL: Markus Boguslavsky cleans up the rebound in front to tie the game at one apiece. About three minutes to go in the first period. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CErmxYJP4\">pic.twitter.com\/9CErmxYJP4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365777493072830464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following Boguslavsky\u2019s equalizer, BU was able to control the play, especially at the start of the second period. The Terriers had several looks in the offensive zone and 15 minutes into the middle stanza, they were finally rewarded with the go-ahead goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming off the left wall, sophomore forward Jay O&#8217;Brien dished the puck cross-ice to defenseman Case McCarthy, who ripped a wrist shot far side through traffic to put BU in front for the first time this weekend with his first of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BU GOAL: Case McCarthy&#39;s wrister has eyes and finds a way through for his first of the year. 2-1, BU, with 14:10 left in the second. With an assist, Jay O&#39;Brien now has a five-game point streak. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enL6nLuV2L\">pic.twitter.com\/enL6nLuV2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365785382613229570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With just three minutes to go in the second, Walsh had a golden opportunity to tie the game for Merrimack when he took a pass all alone in the slot. Walsh tried to shelf it into the open top left corner, but Commesso stood tall and stoned him.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During Vlasic&#39;s penalty, Walsh got a Grade A opportunity in the slot, but Commesso came up with a huge shoulder save. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DUNPX0x6Nr\">pic.twitter.com\/DUNPX0x6Nr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365791208870617090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers went to the locker room with a 2-1 lead after 2 periods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a little over 14 minutes to go in the final frame, sophomore forward Robert Mastrosimone stole the puck on the forecheck and fed a wide open senior forward Logan Cockerill in the slot. Cockerill\u2019s initial shot attempt was stopped, but the captain banged home his own rebound to put the Terriers up 3-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BU GOAL: Logan Cockerill gets his own rebound to make it 3-1, BU, just over five minutes into the third. Great forechecking pressure from Zabaneh, Cockerill and Mastrosimone leading up to the goal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wcqf63UzzF\">pic.twitter.com\/Wcqf63UzzF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365797904829440001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mastrosimone, who O\u2019Connell said was \u201call over the place\u201d throughout the game, collected his second assist of the game on the play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI thought [Mastrosimone] was one of our best players,&#8221; O&#8217;Connell said. &#8220;He was arguably one of the best players on the ice tonight. I thought he was our best player last night, so hopefully this is a really good sign.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just one minute after Cockerill\u2019s tally, Merrimack answered right back. Forsmark collected a cross ice saucer pass on his off wing and roofed a backhander past Commesso, while streaking down the right side.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MERRIMACK GOAL: Forsmark shovels a backhand towards goal and it finds a way in. Goal stands after an offsides review. 3-2, Terriers, with 13:13 left in regulation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H56uAMCBn5\">pic.twitter.com\/H56uAMCBn5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365799030895255554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Terriers weathered the storm after Forsmark\u2019s goal, and spent the majority of the next six minutes in Merrimack\u2019s end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With about five minutes remaining in regulation, the Terriers got an insurance marker on a strong individual effort from Mastrosimone, where he sped down the ice, shielded the puck from two Merrimack defenders, and shoved it past Borgiel for his third point of the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connell was impressed with the finesse Mastrosimone displayed on the goal.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo put that in, the hockey sense to shield that guy off, that was pretty impressive\u201d O\u2019Connell said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BU GOAL: O&#39;Brien springs Mastrosimone, who shields the puck and reaches around Borgiel to put it home on a partial break. A scrum breaks out after.<\/p>\n<p>4-2, BU. Mastrosimone and Uens get matching roughing minors with 5:12 left. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W48OvpZ8c1\">pic.twitter.com\/W48OvpZ8c1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365802722595794946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Warriors pushed a little bit late in the game, but never put substantial pressure on the Terriers, aside from a 2-on-1 shortly before Mastrosimone&#8217;s tally, where Commesso stood tall.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commesso robs Gresock&#39;s one-timer before scrambling back to cover the puck at the goal line. Wild sequence. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUvsMC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUvsMC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b9fG26Nn09\">pic.twitter.com\/b9fG26Nn09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatDonn12\/status\/1365801920217030659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BU cruised to their 11th win of the season on Saturday and will find out their next opponent on Tuesday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Sophomore forward Robert Mastrosimone controls the puck in a game against Merrimack on Feb. 26, 2021, at Walter Brown Arena. Photo by Patrick Donnelly.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Owen Gund The eighth-ranked Boston University Terriers (10-3-0) got back to playing the kind of hockey that has gotten them into the national top 10 in a 4-2 win over the Merrimack College Warriors (5-11-2) at Lawler Rink on Saturday evening. 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